Course Catalog

The Stony Brook School

OURMISSION

TheStonyBrookSchoolisanindependent collegepreparatoryschool(grades7-12) thatexiststochallengeyoungmenand womentoknowJesusChristasLord,tolove othersasthemselves,andtogrowin knowledgeandskill,inorderthattheymay servetheworldthroughtheircharacterand leadership.

CHARACTERBEFORECAREER

“Educationwithoutcharacterisadangerous thing.Forcharacter,notintellectualagility,isthe sourceofrightliving Butcharacteritselfhasa source Itspringsnotfrommoralmaxims,rules ofconduct,proverbs,orthou-shalt-nots.Its derivationishigher.Itgrowsoutofreligious experiencethatistheresultofthegospelofour LordandSaviorJesusChrist.”

FrankE.Gaebelein FoundingHeadofSchool

OurAcademicVision

AcademicExcellence:

Since1922,teachersatTheStonyBrookSchoolhavebeenchallenging studentstopursuemoralcharacterandspiritualgrowththroughanacademicprogram committedtoexcellenceinallthings.Dr.FrankGaebeleinexplainedinhisinauguraladdressto studentsandfaculty,“ThecentralaimofthisschoolistocorrelateChristianprinciples,thegreat andeternalverities,witheducationofatypehighenoughtomeritintimacywithsuchexalted ideals.”OurteacherspromotestudyofGod’sworldasapursuitchargedwithspiritualandmoral purpose,maintainingaworld-classcurriculumandstandardsdesignedtobringoutthebestin ourstudents.

IntegrationofFaithandLearning:

TheStonyBrookcurriculumisdevotedtoseekingoutand understandingGodasHeisrevealedthroughbothhiswordandHiscreation:asDr.Gaebelein putit,theintegrationoffaithandlearning.Oursciencelabs,artstudios,andhumanities seminarsarealldevotedtoseekingoutGod’sgoodness,truth,andbeautyinallthings–includingthebestthathasbeenthoughtandsaidacrossworldhistoryandculture Our curriculumretainsthehallmarksoftheclassicalWesterntradition,fromHomertoShakespeare toDantetoMilton,butalsointentionallyexposesstudentstothinkersandwritersfromallglobal culturesandtraditions.Thisvisionofpassingalongthereceivedwisdomofscriptureandculture isperhapsbestcapturedbytheancientconceptofpaideia:thetrainingofacitizentoengage withculturewithwisdomandvirtue.

CharacterBeforeCareer:Whenschoolsseekacademicexcellencethatisnotmooredtoa largervisionofhumanflourishing,theyproducegraduateswithmereskillwholackthevirtue andpurposetoserveGodandneighbor.Thisconvictionisputquitepointedlyintheschool’s motto:“CharacterBeforeCareer.”CharacterformationatTheStonyBrookSchooliswoveninto thefabricofourentireprogram Ourfocuson"CharacterBeforeCareer"isreflectedinthedesign ofourcurriculum,thepassionandskillofourteachers,andtheveryethosand“feel”ofour community.

WisdomfortheWorld:Greateducationmustgobeyondquizzesandlessonplans:itmustbear fruit StonyBrookstudentswillspendhoursoftheirdaysbuildinginourcuttingedgeSTEMlab, creatingatthepotter’swheel,orharmonizingwiththeirpeersinouraward-winningchorus The educationourgraduatesreceivemaypreparethemfortherigorsofcollege,butitalsoprepares themtolivelivesofservice,creation,anddisciplineintheirfuturecareersandcommunities.

ACADEMICS

GraduationRequirements

Aminimumof20creditsisrequiredincluding:

4creditsinEnglish

4creditsinHistory

1creditinBible

Humanities9,Humanities10,andEnglish11integrateBibleintothecurriculum FaithandCultureinthe21stCenturyistakenbyallseniors

3creditsinoneWorldLanguage IncludingcompletionthroughLevelIIIinonelanguage

3creditsinMathematicsincludingAlgebraI,Geometry,andAlgebraII

3creditsinScience:

IncludingBiology,ChemistryorPhysics,andonescienceelective APPsychologydoesnotcount towardsthesciencegraduationrequirement

1creditinVisualArtsorPerformingArts

05creditsinHealth

Successfulcompletionofphysicaleducationeachyear

HonorRoll

HonorRollsaredeterminedattheendofeachsemester.AstudentqualifiesfortheHonorRollifno gradeisbelowaCandthefollowingGPArequirementsaremet:

HonorRoll=30-3499

HighHonorRoll=3.5-3.999

HeadofSchoolHonorRoll=40andabove

DiplomawithHonors,HighHonors,orHighestHonors

StudentsmustearnthefollowingGPAandminimumhonors/AP/College-Levelcoursecountsto qualifyforthesegraduationhonors Further,nostudentmayearnafinalmarkbelowa20during senioryear

ACADEMICS

CumLaudeSociety

TheCumLaudeSocietywasoriginallyfoundedin 1906tohonorstudentswhohavedemonstrated academicexcellence,goodcharacter,honor,and integrityinallaspectsofschoollife TheStony BrookSchoolchapterwasinstitutedin1930 Upto 20%oftheseniorclassmaybeinductedintothe Society,andunderclassmeninthetop20% receivecertificatesofrecognition.

Eligibilityforseniorsrequiresthefollowing:

Acombinedjunior-seniorgrade-point averageof4.0orhigher(seniorgradesare calculatedbyusingendofSemester1grades andMid-Semester2grades)

SuccessfulcompletionofatleastthreeAP courses

SuccessfulcompletionofatleastthreefouryearsequencesinMathematics,Science, WorldLanguages,orArt Nofinalgradebelowa“C”

TheSchoolChapter,theAcademicDean,andthe DeanofStudentsselecthonorees.Discipline, includingRestorationPlans(otherthana RestorationPlanforthefirst4detentions)earned inthecurrentyear,and/orattendanceconcerns willdisqualifyotherwiseeligiblestudents Foroneyearseniors,onlytheseniorgrade-pointaverage isconsideredforCumLaudepurposes In addition,one-yearseniorsmustenrollinthree advancedcourses(APorcollegeleveldesignated courses)duringtheirsenioryearandhaveno finalgradebelowa“C”.

SummerCourses

TheStonyBrookSchoolofferssummerclasses throughGravitasanddoesnotacceptcredit fromotherinstitutionsforclassesoffered throughGravitas Pleasenotethatalthough summercoursegradesareonthestudent transcript,theyarenotfactoredintothe student’sGPA.

Ifastudentwishestotakeacourseforcredit thatisnotofferedthroughGravitas,that studentmustreceiveapprovalfromthe AcademicDeanandtheDepartmentChair beforeregisteringforthecourse.

Foranapprovedsummercoursetocountona student’sSBStranscript,officialtranscriptsfor thatcoursemustbegiventotheRegistrarby August15.Studentsshouldregisterfornext year’sSBScoursesasiftheydidnotcomplete theirsummerwork AftertheRegistrarreceives thesummertranscript,thestudent’sschedule willbechangedtoreflectcompletionofthe summercourse.

TransferCredit

NocurrentSBSstudentwillreceivecreditfora courseofferedfromanoutsideinstitution, whetherduringtheacademicyearorthe summer,unlesstheyreceivewrittenpermission fromtheAcademicOfficepriortoregisteringfor thecourse.

SummerReading

AllEnglishandHistorycourses(9th-12thgrade) haveasummerreadingand/orwriting assignmentdueduringthefirstweekofclass Additionally,AdvancedPlacementcoursesmay requirestudentstodosomeworkinadvance.All summerreadingassignmentswillbepostedon theportalearlyinthesummer.Allstudentswill needtopurchasetheirsummerreadingbooks themselvesusingtheprovidedISBNnumbers. Exacteditionsarerequired.

ACADEMICS

Textbooks

Textbooklistswillbeavailabletostudentsonthe MBS/BNCwebsite,whichwillbelinkedunder TextbookInformationonthePortal’sResources pageandemailedtofamiliesinJuly

StudentsresidinginSuffolkCountymaybe eligibletoreceivetheirtextbooksfromtheEastern SuffolkBOCESNonpublicSchoolTextbook program.Textbookapplicationswillbesubmitted onyourbehalf,andyouwillreceiveanemail whentheyarereadytobepickedup.New studentsshouldcontacttheirhomeschool districttoconfirmproofofresidency.

*PleasenotethatavailabilityofBOCESbooks variesandthestatecannotguaranteetheywill beavailable Inrecentyears,theiravailabilityhas notbeendependable Theonlymethodof guaranteeingtextbookdeliverypriortothestart ofschoolispurchasingthem

StudentsresidinginanotherNYcountymayalso beeligiblefortextbooksviatheirschooldistrict office.Pleasecontactyourlocalschooldistrictfor moreinformation,orcalltheAcademicOfficeat (631)751-1800.Allotherstudentsshouldpurchase theirtextbooksfromthebookstoreorfrom anothervendorintimeforthemtoarrivepriorto thestartoftheschoolyear

GPAMinimum

Tograduate,thecombinedJunior-Senior minimumgradepointaveragemustnotbelower than20 Forone-yearseniorsa20SeniorGPAis necessaryforgraduation

AcademicHold

AttheendofeachSemester,anystudentwho hasbelowa20GPAwillbeputonAcademicHold

AnystudentplacedonAcademicHoldwillnotbe issuedanenrollmentcontractforthefollowing schoolyearuntiltheyaretakenoffofAcademic Hold.Seats/Bedswillnotbeheldforastudenton academichold.AcademicHoldsareinplaceuntil thefollowingendofSemester,atwhichpointthe student’sGPAwillagainbeexamined.Thestudent willbetakenoffAcademicHoldiftheirGPAisat 2.0orhigher.IftheirGPAisstillbelow2.0,theywill remainonAcademicHold.

COURSEREGISTRATION

CourseLoad

Returningstudentssignupforthenextyear’s classesinApriloftheyearbefore.Itisimportant thattheytakethetimetothinkthroughtheir scheduleaschangestotheschedulemaynotbe possiblelateronduetoclassesbeingfullorother reasons.

NumberofCoursesPerSemester

SBShas8academicperiods(A-Hperiod). Studentsarerecommendedtotakesixcourses eachsemester,withtheirfinaltwoperiodsbeing eitherstudyhallsorfreeperiods.

Theminimumnumberofclassesis5per semester,thoughstudentswillbeassignedat leastonestudyhalliftheytakeonlyfiveclasses

Studentsmaytakeupto7classespersemester providedthe7thcourseisalow-homework course*oragraduationrequirementsuchas Health&HumanFlourishing.

Nostudentmaytake8academiccoursesatany time.APandCollege-LevelSciencelabsdonot counttowardthecoursetotal,astheyonlymeet atmostonceperweek.Nostudentmaytake morethanoneAPandCollege-LevelScience courseinagivenyear

Alllow-homeworkcoursesaredesignatedwith [LH]nexttotheminthiscatalog Thisdesignation meansthereisanaverageoflessthan15minutes ofhomeworkassignedperclassmeeting.These classesmaystillhavetestsorprojects.

Ifastudentdoesnotarriveoncampuswithinsix weeksofthestartofthesemester,theymaylose theirspotinacourse.

PleasenotethatstudentswithaGPAbelowa3.2 maynottakemorethan1APcourseor3honors coursesinayearwithoutpermissionfromthe AcademicOffice.StudentswithaGPAbelowa3.6 maynottakemorethan3APcourseswithout permissionfromtheAcademicOffice

Placement

Fornewstudentsonly,initialplacementinMath and,insomecases,WorldLanguage,is determinedbyaskillstestand/ortranscript evaluation PlacementinSciencecoursesis determinedbytranscriptevaluation English, History,andBiblecoursesaredeterminedby gradelevel,withexceptionsmadeforstudents whohavealreadycompletedanequivalent courseatanotherinstitution.

Prerequisites

Prerequisitesarelistedineachcoursedescription TheRegistrationandAdvisingTeamwillconsult withthefacultyandadvisorstodeterminethe conducivenessofastudent’stotalcourseloadto hisorheracademicsuccessandoverall flourishing.Theteamreservestherighttodeny accesstoacourseforwhichthatstudenthasmet theprerequisiteandhasreceivedateacher recommendation,inordertoservethebest interestofthestudent

Additionally,studentsmayberequiredtorepeat aclassthatispartofasequenceiftheyscore belowaCasa9-12thgraderorbelowaBasa78thgrader.Forexample,a9thgraderwhoscores aC-inSpanishImayberequiredtorepeat SpanishI.A7thgraderinAlgebraIwhoearnsaBmayberequiredtorepeatAlgebraIin8thgrade.

COURSEREGISTRATION

EvaluationProcess

Afterstudentshaverequestedtheircourses,the AdvisingandRegistrationTeamwillevaluateall requests.Wecannotguaranteethatastudentwill beabletotakeallthecoursestheyrequested.

First,theteamconfirmsthatstudentshavemet theprerequisitesfortakingeachcoursethatthey signedupfor Ifastudentdoesnotmeetthe prerequisiteforaclass,theymaypetitionthe DepartmentChairandteacherofthecourse The AcademicOfficewillnotbeabletomake exceptions.

Second,ifapplicable,theteamdecideswhethera studentmaytakemorethanonecourseina givenfieldofstudysimultaneously.Studentswho haveearnedA’sintheirpriorcoursesinthat subjectareaaresometimespermittedtotakean advancedcoursealongwithitsprerequisite simultaneously Forexample,astudentwhohas earnedanAinBiologyHonorsmaybeallowedto takeChemistryHonorsandAPBiologythenext year Similarly,studentsearninganAinAlgebraI aresometimesallowedtotakeGeometryand AlgebraIIHonorssimultaneously.

Third,theteamevaluatesthetotalcourseloadof thestudent.Whileastudentmaymeetthe prerequisitestosignupformultipleAPorhonors courses,theevaluationteammaydeterminethat thetotalloadistoomuchforthatstudenttocarry andrequirethestudenttoreplacesomeAPor honorscourseswithlessdemandingcourses The teammayusePSATscores,GPA,teacher recommendations,sectionenrollmentlimits,and thepreferencesofthestudenttodeterminewhich oftherequestedAPandhonorscoursesastudent maytake.

Fourth,theteamevaluatestheviabilityofthe scheduleastudenthasselected.Insomecases, studentswillnotbeabletofitagivenelective courseintotheirschedules

EnrollmentLimits&Rescheduling

Intheeventacourseisoverenrolled,theAdvising andRegistrationTeammustgiveprioritytomeet sectionenrollmentlimits.Topprioritywillbe basedonseniority(seniors,thenjuniors,etc.), graduationrequirementsandstudentswhowere unenrolledfromanotherclass

InWorldLanguages,preferencewillbegivento studentswhoa)havetheabilitytocompletethe fullsequenceoflevels1-3andb)havenot alreadystartedanotherlanguagetrackatSBS. Studentsaskingtoswitchlanguageswillbe consideredafternewstudentregistration,andwill beallowedifspacepermits.Arandomlottery maybeusediftherearelimitedseatsavailable.

ForanAPorhonorscourse,theAdvisingTeamwill alsoconsiderGPAandademonstratedhistoryof successinrigorouscourses Anyremainingslots maybefilledbyarandomlotteryafterthispoint

IftheAdvisingandRegistrationTeamdeniesa student’srequestedcourseofstudy,amemberof theteamwillcontactand/ormeetwiththe studenttodetermineaviablecourseofstudy.We willmakeeveryefforttocommunicatethese conflictsassoonaspossible.

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutadvising, registration,orscheduling,pleaseusethe Registraremailaddress:registrar@sbsorg

AcademicAdvising

Eachschoolyear,allfreshmanstudentswillmeet withtheiradvisorandamemberoftheAcademic Officetoplanouttheircoursesfortherestoftheir timeatSBS Althoughthisplanishighlyflexible,it isanimportantstepintheprocessofmatchinga students’courseloadwiththeirpassionsand goals

AlinktotheGraduationPlancanbefoundonthe Portal.Allstudentsmaycreatesuchaplanwitha memberoftheAcademicOfficeatanytimeby makinganappointmentwiththeRegistrar.

COURSEOFFERINGS

Math

Pre-AlgebraI

Pre-AlgebraII

AlgebraI

Geometry

AlgebraII

AlgebraIIHonors

Pre-CalculusHonors

Functions&Trig.

Stat.&PersonalFinance

APStatistics

APCalculusAB

APCalculusBC

CLLinearAlgebra

CLMultivariableCalculus

Adv.MathematicalLogic

Adv.TopicsinMath

Bible History

OldTestament

NewTestament Humanities9 Humanities10

TeachingsofJesus

TheologyofPaul

Theology

APLanguage&Composition

CollegePrepEnglish

Faith&Culture

Adv.ResearchSeminarinHumanities

WorldHistory7

WorldHistory8 Humanities9 Humanities10

EuropeanHistory

USHistory

ContemporaryGlobalHistory

Law&GovernmentHonors

CLEthics&Politics

CLHist.ofPhilosophy

APEuropeanHistory

APUSHistory

APMacroeconomics

APMicroeconomics

Adv ResearchSeminarinHumanities

WorldLanguage Science

SpanishI

SpanishII

SpanishIII

Spanish1P

Spanish2-3

SpanishIVHonors

APSpanish

ChineseI

ChineseII

ChineseIII

Adv.Chinese:Culture

Adv.Chinese:Literature

LatinI

LatinII

LatinIII

Adv LatinLiteratureA

Adv LatinLiteratureB

FrenchI

FrenchII

FrenchIII

Adv ResearchSeminarin Humanities

STEM7

STEM8

Biology

BiologyHonors

Chemistry

ChemistryHonors

Physics

PhysicsHonors

Astronomy

Anatomy&Physiology

APPsychology

APEnvironmentalScience

APBiology

APChemistry

OrganicChemistry

APPhysicsC:Mechanics

APPhysicsC:Mech andE&M

Adv ScientificResearch

Adv ScientificResearch:Internship

English

English7Writing

English7Literature

English8

English9

English9Honors

English10

English10Honors

CollegePrepEnglish

APLanguage&Composition

APLiterature&Composition

CreativeLifeThroughWord&Art

CreativeNon-Fiction

MasterpiecesofWorldLiterature

CollegeApplicationReadiness

Adv ResearchSeminarinHumanities

COURSEOFFERINGS

VisualArts PerformingArts STEM

MSVisualArts

StudioArt

3DStudies

CeramicsI

CeramicsII

GraphicDesignI

GraphicDesignII

IntrotoVideography

IntrotoPhotography

AdvancedArt

Adv.PhotographyI

Adv.PhotographyII

Adv DigitalArtI

Adv DigitalArtII

APStudioArtI

APStudioArtII

Adv Seminar:MissionalMedia

MSChorus

MSChamberEnsemble

ChamberEnsemble9

ChamberOrchestra

ConcertChoir

ChamberSingers

Adv.TopicsinMusicTheory

Robotics ComputerProgramming 3DModelingandPrinting Circuits&Microcontrollers IntroductiontoPython MachineLearning&AIwithPython Adv.3DModelingandPrinting Adv.ComputerProgramming APComputerScienceA DataEngineeringwithPython Manufacturinginthe21stCentury Intro toBusiness&Entrepreneurship RedemptiveEntrepreneurship DigitalMarketing Engineering,Innovation,&DesignI Engineering,Innovation,&DesignII IndependentEIDProj

COURSEOFFERINGS

RequiredCourses

Pleasefindthelistofrequiredcoursesineachacademicyearbelow.

Additionally,studentsandfamiliesshouldconsiderthefollowing:

SBSgenerallyrecommendsstudentstake6courseseachsemester Health&HumanFlourishingisrequiredforallsophomoresandHealthyHabits8(mini-course) isrequiredforall8thgraders

StudentsmusttakeEnglish,History,andBibleeachyear BibleisintegratedintoHumanities9, Humanities10,andjunioryearEnglish 9thgradersmayonlytaketwosciencecourses(BiologyandChemistry/Physics,most commonly)withthepermissionoftheAcademicOffice.Ifacoursebecomesfull,a9thgrader maybedeclinedtheirsecondsciencecourseifnecessary.

BIBLE

Placement

ABiblecourseisrequiredallyearsfrom7-12thgradeandonestandalonecreditin Bibleisrequiredtograduate Thiscourse,Faith&Culture,isrequiredforallseniors

BecausetheyintegrateBible,theology,history,andphilosophy,bothHumanities9 andHumanities10fulfillboththeHistoryandBibleDepartmentrequirements.

Similarly,APEnglishLanguage&CompositionandCollegePreparatoryEnglish integrateBibleandtheologyintothestudyofliteratureandlanguage.Theyfulfillboth theEnglishandBibleDepartmentrequirements

BIBLE

MS.010/OldTestament(Fall)

Requiredforall7thgraders

ThiscomprehensivecourseintheOldTestament willexplorethemajorstories,charactersand themesfromGenesisthroughMalachi,orCreation totheSecondTemplePeriod.Throughboththe closereadingoftextsandcarefulinteractionwith thebroaderplotlinesofscripture,studentswill developskillsoftextualinterpretation,public speaking,andcriticalthinking

MS.015/NewTestament(Spring)

Requiredforall8thgraders

ThiscourseintheNewTestamentwillintroduce studentstotheGospels,theepistles,and Revelation Studentswillbechallengedtoexamine theaccountstheNewTestamentprovidesofJesus theChristandtheclaimsthatheisthefulfillmentof OldTestamentpropheciesandtheSaviorofthe world Studentswillcontinuetogrowintheir interpretiveskillsetofcarefulandcriticalreadingof textsandformulatingreasonedpositionsbased upontheirreading.

B.100/TeachingsofJesus

[Notofferedin2024-2025]

Prerequisite:Availableto9-12thGraders

Thistheologycoursewillinvestigatethelife, teaching,andworkofJesusofNazareth Eachof thefourGospelswillbestudiedindepth, emphasizingtheKingdomofGodandthedifferent portraitsofJesusastheMessiahineach.The coursewillalsofocusonhistoricalandcurrent scholarshipoftheGospels,culminatingina researchpaperandpresentation.(0.5credits)

B.101/TheologyofPaul

FallSemester

Prerequisite:Availableto9-12thGraders

Thistheologycoursewillinvestigatethelife, teaching,andworkofSaintPaulascoveredinhis epistlesintheNewTestament Theclasswillbegin bylookingatthehistoricaltreatmentofPaul, includinghowhewasunderstoodinthe ReformationandhowtheNewPerspectiveonPaul developedinthelate1900suntilnow,and comparingthePaulofActstothePaulofthe epistles.ThemessuchastheLaw,theGospel,useof theOldTestament,Pneumatology,andChristology willbeconsideredasthecorpusofPaulisexamined. Paul'sepistleswillbereadinlightofhisstandingas apostle,pastor,andmissionary.Thecoursewill culminateinaresearchpaperandpresentation (05credits)

BIBLE

B.200/Theology

Prerequisite:AnA-inpreviousEnglishcourseisrequiredfor honors Studentsmaybemovedfromhonorstoregularor viceversaattherecommendationoftheTheologyteacher ortheadministration.

*Thiscourseistaughtvirtuallywithlivestudentsandfaculty byGravitas

Theology(Theology=thescientificstudyofGod) guidesstudentsinlearningtousereasonto analyzekeybeliefsthatChristianshaveheld throughouthistoryviaexaminationofScripturein lightoftradition Thecourseexploresissuessuchas faithvs science,thedivinityofChrist, predestinationvs freewill,whetherJesusdiedfor someorall,thecharismaticgiftsoftheHolySpirit, thejudgmentandgraceofGod,whetherhellisreal ornot,humansexuality,andmuchmore Structuredaroundclassiccreedalformulationof theChristianfaithinlightofcontemporary“hot topics,”TheologyHonorsiscenteredonstudentdrivenresearchanddiscussionofkeyissuesand thecourseapproachestheologicaltopicsfroma generouslyorthodoxperspective,drawingupon Orthodox,Catholic,andProtestantsCreeds, Confessions,andthinkersaswellastheHoly Scripturestheyallshare Studentswillleavethe coursewithanunderstandingofkeytheological issues,theabilitytothinktheologicallyusingthe toolsofreason,Scripture,andtradition,aswellas havingdevelopedtheirownviewsonbigquestions. Studentswillselectonetopictofurtherresearch andpresentonusingadesignatedquestionand text.Honorstudentswillhaveadditional assignmentsandhigherexpectationson reasoning,writing,andspeaking.(0.5credits)

B.040/FaithandCultureinthe21stCentury Requiredforall12thGraders

Thisseniorleveldiscussionbasedseminarserves asthecapstoneoftheBiblecurriculum.Itis designedtointegratewithhumanitiescoursework byexamininghumanlifewithinabroadhistorical andculturalcontext Inparticular,Christian theologyisinvestigatedthroughanin-depth scripturalstudyoftheGospelofJohnand comparativestudyofthemajorreligionsofthe world.Inkeepingwithourmission,studentswill engageinascholarlyexaminationoftheperson andworkofJesusChrist.Throughthiscourse,The StonyBrookSchoolseekstochallengestudentsto understandthemultivalentreasonswhyhuman beingsbelievethethingstheydo,andthusto becomemorethoughtfulabouthowthey approachansweringthesignificantquestionsof life(WhyamIhere?,Isthereapurposetolife?, Whatdoesitmeantobehuman?,Isitreasonable tohavefaithinGod?,HowdoIknowrightand wrong?) Majorassessmentsincludethefollowing: apaperinwhichstudentsarticulatetheirreasoned worldview,apaperinwhichstudentsdescribetheir understandingoftheChristianfaith,agroup presentationonamajorworldreligion,andthe memorizationofJohn’sPrologue(John1:1-18).The coursewilldevelopthefollowingskills:writing, research,hermeneutics,publicspeaking,debate, criticalreasoning,andmemorization (1credit)

E.350/Adv.ResearchSeminarinHumanities FallSemester

Prerequisite:ApplicationtoAcademicOffice

Thiscourseallowsstudentstoexploretheirinterest orpassion,beitinliterature,socialsciences,world languages,theology,novelwriting,or interdisciplinarytopics.InanOxford-styletutorial eachweek,studentsresearch,write,present,and defendathesis-levelproject Studentsshould petitiontheAcademicOfficetoapplyforthis advancedseminarcourse Thisisasemestercourse butmaybetakenineitherthefallorspring semesters (05credits)

ENGLISH

Placement

AnEnglishcourseisrequiredallyearsfrom7-12thgradeandfourcreditsinEnglishisrequired tograduate.

AstheyintegrateBibleandtheologyintothestudyofliteratureandlanguage,APEnglish Language&CompositionandCollegePreparatoryEnglishfulfillboththeEnglishandBible Departmentrequirements.

ENGLISH

MS.105/English7Literature

Requiredforall7thGraders

TheliteratureinEnglish7correlatestothequestion: Whatdoesitmeantojourneythroughlifewith courage?Studentslearntoreadnarrativeliterature formeaningandsignificancebyaskingquestions, discoveringcausesandeffects,andmaking inferencesbasedonthetext Inthestudyofboth proseandpoetry,studentslearntoidentifythe speaker,occasion,subject,audience,andpurpose ofthepiece Inthecaseofpoetry,studentsalso learnabouttheconceptsoffigurativelanguage, rhythm,andmeter.Vocabularystudy,usingthe WordlyWiselevel7textbook,isanimportantpartof thecourse.Throughouttheyear,studentsaregiven opportunitiesinclasstostrengthentheir interpretiveandoratoryskills.

MS.106/English7Writing

Requiredforall7thGraders

EnglishWriting7teachesstudentshowtowrite clearlyandeffectivelywithafocusonmastering theparagraph.Studentslearnaboutthewriting processbypracticingprewritingactivities,writing drafts,andrevisingcontentforclarityandcorrect Englishusage.Studentswritenarrative,persuasive, andinformativepiecesthroughouttheyear.Free writinginjournalsisalsopartofthecourse. Grammaristaughtthroughouttheyear

MS.110/English8

Requiredforall8thGraders

InEnglish8,studentscontinuetodevelopthose skillstaughtinEnglish7.Inadditiontopracticing thepersonalandanalyticalessay,studentslearn theartofusingsecondarysourcematerialand givingpresentations.Theyarealsoexpectedto engageinamoresophisticatedanalysisof literature,makingcomparisonsandconnections betweenseparateliteraryworks Thebooksstudied arechosentoenrichthestudent’sunderstanding ofmaterialencounteredinotherareasofthe eighthgradecurriculum Inthisclassstudentswill alsostudyaShakespeareanplay

E.120/English9

English9orEnglish9Honorsisrequired

9thGradeEnglishcooperateswithHumanities9in offeringacarefulstudyofTheOdyssey.Thecourse willincludeastudyofotherworksaswell,drawn fromworld,American,and/orBritishliterature.This coursealsoincludesasubstantialfocusonthe developmentandcultivationofcriticalthinkingin students,givingthemastrongfoundationinlogic andargumentation Intheprocess,studentswillbe challengedtogrowasreadersandwriters The coursewillbuildonEnglish8inthestudyof grammarandincoachingstudentwriters.This coursewillalsohelpstudentsdevelopas presentersandpublicspeakers.(1credit)

E.121/English9Honors

Prerequisite:A-inpreviousEnglishcourse English9orEnglish9Honorsisrequired

English9Honorsoffersamorechallengingversion ofourEnglish9curriculum Studentsinhonors Englishareexpectedtobeindependent,confident readers.Additionally,studentsinhonorsEnglishare expectedtodevelopastronggraspofthe principlesofcompositionandgrammar.(1credit)

PleasenotethatstudentswhoarenewtoSBSare recommendedtotakeEnglish9unlesstheyhavea verystrongbackgroundinreading,writing, vocabulary,andgrammar.Thisisdonetoensurea successfultransitionandfoundationtoSBS. PlacementinEnglish9Regulardoesnotinanyway preventaccesstoEnglish10Honors.

ENGLISH

E.140/English10

English10orEnglish10Honorsisrequired

English10seekstocooperatewiththeHistory Department’sHumanities10classinconsideringa fewkeyauthorsfromthemedievalworld.English10 willalsopreparestudentsforEnglish11and12in consideringkeyworksdrawnfromworld,American, and/orBritishliterature Studentswillbechallenged byavarietyofwritingassignments Studentswill continuetoworkonpresentationsandpublic speaking (1credit)

E.141/English10Honors

Prerequisite:A-inpreviousEnglishcourse,orB+in previousEnglishHonorscourse.

English10orEnglish10Honorsisrequired

English10Honorsoffersamorechallengingversion ofourEnglish10curriculum Studentsinhonors Englishareexpectedtobeindependent,confident readers Additionally,studentsinhonorsEnglishare expectedtohaveastronggraspoftheprinciplesof compositionandgrammar (1credit)

E.170/CollegePreparatoryEnglish

CollegePreparatoryEnglishisrequiredforalljuniors whoareNOTenrolledinAPEnglishLanguage.Seniors willtakeayearofEnglishelectivecourses.

Thiscourseisdesignedtopreparejuniorsto becomecollege-levelreadersandwriters. Studentswillreadavarietyoftexts,botholderand contemporary,andtextsfromavarietyofgenres-includingplays,novels,shortstories,poems, personalessaysandpersuasiveessays Students willgrowinwritingpersonalandpersuasiveessays, aswellasinwritingreflectivelyandcreatively (1 credit)

E.301/APEnglishLanguage&Composition

Prerequisite:A-inpreviousEnglishcourse,orB+in previousEnglishHonorscourse.All11thgradersmust takeeitherEnglish11:APLanguageandComposition orCollegePrepEnglish

Thiscoursewillutilizeastudyofimportantworks drawnfromBritishliteraturetohelpstudents developtheinterpretiveandanalyticalskills outlinedintheAPEnglishLanguageand Compositioncurriculum Thiscoursewillhelp studentsdevelopasperceptivereadersandas persuasivewriters Studentswillcontinuetowork onpresentationsandpublicspeaking (1credit)

E.300/APEnglishLiteratureand Composition

Prerequisite:A-inpreviousEnglishcourse All12thgradersarerequiredtotakeafullyearofEnglish courses.ThisusuallymeanseitherEnglish12:APEnglish LiteratureandCompositionortwosemesterlength electives

Thiscourseisdesignedfortheoutstandingand highlymotivatedstudentofEnglishinpreparation fortheAPExaminationinLiteratureand Composition.Sincecollege-levelworkisexpected, thescope,pace,amount,andqualityofworkare correspondinglygreaterthanthatwhichis requiredinregularEnglish12.Studentsareoffered greaterchallengesandmoreopportunitiesto developandexercisecriticaljudgments Dependinguponastudent’sperformanceonthe nationallyadministeredAPExaminationandthe institutioninwhichheorsheenrolls,collegecredit maybeearned Forthosestudentswhoare interested,thiscoursealsoprovidesstudentswith theopportunitytoearnuptosixcollegecredits throughStonyBrookUniversity’sACEprogram. Thereis,however,anassociatedcostof$300per threecreditsforthosestudentswhowishtoenroll. (1credit)

ENGLISH

E.190/TheCreativeLifethroughWord&Art

Fall&SpringSemesters

Prerequisite:Opento10-12thGraders AllseniorsnottakingAPEnglishLiteraturemusttakeafull year(twosemesters)ofanEnglishelective.

Thiscoursefocusesonthecreativelifethroughan explorationofwordandart Specialattention willbegiventowritingpracticesandrhythmsthat cultivateandnourishthecreativeprocess In addition,timewillbespentexaminingartand creativitythroughatheologicallens.(0.5credits)

Thiscoursemaycountforanhonorscreditunder certaincircumstances;pleaseseetheAcademic Officefordetails

E.191/CreativeNon-Fiction Fall&SpringSemesters

Prerequisite:Opento10-12thGraders

AllseniorsnottakingAPEnglishLiteraturemusttakeafull year(twosemesters)ofanEnglishelective

Creativenonfictionhasbecomeoneofthefastestgrowinggenresintheliteraryandpublishing community.Itencompassesformsfrommemoir andpersonalessaytoliteraryjournalism,travel writing,andhybridformslikethelyricessay,aswell asmanyothers Inthiscourse,participantswillget toexperienceworkinginafewofthesesub-genres bywritingasamplingoftheseessaysforafinal portfolio Alongsidetheirownwritingendeavors, studentswilldelveintoaricharrayof contemporaryandclassiccreativenonfiction works,dissectingtechniquesanddrawing inspirationfrommasterstorytellers.(0.5credits)

Thiscoursemaycountforanhonorscreditunder certaincircumstances;pleaseseetheAcademic Officefordetails.

E.192/MasterpiecesofWorldLiterature

Fall&SpringSemesters

Prerequisite:Opento10-12thGraders AllseniorsnottakingAPEnglishLiteraturemusttakeafull year(twosemesters)ofanEnglishelective.

Thiscourseoffersasustainedstudyofsomeofthe world'smostinfluentialworksacrossvarious genres,includingpoetry,epics,dramas,andprose narratives.Studentswillengagewithseminaltexts thathaveshapedculturesandsocieties,thereby developinganappreciationfortheartof storytellingandtheuniversalthemesthatlink humanexperiences Throughcriticaldiscussions andreflectivewriting,participantswillemergewith abroaderunderstandingofthegloballiterary landscapeanditsenduringimpactontheworld (05credits)

Thiscoursemaycountforanhonorscreditunder certaincircumstances;pleaseseetheAcademic Officefordetails

E.350/Adv.ResearchSeminarinHumanities

FallSemester

Prerequisite:ApplicationtoAcademicOffice

ThiscoursemaycountasanEnglishelectiveforstudents notinAPEnglishLiteraturetheirsenioryeariftheirtopicis relevanttoliteratureandwriting

Thiscourseallowsstudentstoexploretheirinterest orpassion,beitinliterature,socialsciences,world languages,theology,novelwriting,or interdisciplinarytopics.InanOxford-styletutorial eachweek,studentsresearch,write,present,and defendathesis-levelproject.Studentsshould petitiontheAcademicOfficetoapplyforthis advancedseminarcourse Thisisasemester coursebutmaybetakenineitherthefallorspring semesters (05credits)

ENGLISH

E.158/CollegeApplicationReadiness[LH] (Fall)

Requiredformostseniors Itisoptionalforseniors whoaretakingsevencoursesinthefallsemester

Thiscoursewillusuallymeetonceaweekandis gradedonapass/failbasis Thecoursewillnotonly provideinstructiononsubmittingthestrongest applicationforeachstudent,itwillalsoprovide plentyoftimetoworkonallaspectsofthe application,includingbutnotlimitedto:

Buildingabalancedcollegelist

CompletingtheCommonApplicationand/or otherapplications

Brainstorming,writing,editingandcompleting thepersonalstatementandsupplemental essays

Preparingforcollegeadmissioninterview Understandingthefinancialaidprocessand necessarydocuments (0credits)

E.159/CollegeApplicationReadinessfor Juniors[LH] (Spring)

Requiredformostjuniors.Itisoptionalforjuniorswho aretakingsevencoursesinthespringsemester.

Thiscoursewillusuallymeetonceaweekandis gradedonapass/failbasis Thecoursewillnotonly provideinstructiononsubmittingthestrongest applicationforeachstudent,itwillalsoprovide plentyoftimetoworkonallaspectsofthe application,includingbutnotlimitedto: Buildingabalancedcollegelist

CompletingtheCommonApplicationand/or otherapplications

Brainstorming,writing,editingandcompleting thepersonalstatementandsupplemental essays

Preparingforcollegeadmissioninterview Understandingthefinancialaidprocessand necessarydocuments (0credits)

HISTORY

Placement

Ahistorycourseisrequiredallyearsfrom7-12thgradeandfourcreditsinhistoryisrequired tograduate.

AstheyintegrateBible,theology,historyandphilosophy,Humanities9and10fulfillboththe HistoryandBibleDepartmentrequirements AfterHumanities9,studentsmayalsochooseto takeoneormorehistoryelectivesshouldtheymeettheprerequisites.

HISTORY

MS.205/WorldHistory7

Requiredforall7thGraders

TheseventhgradeWorldHistorycoursecenterson anexplorationofsomeoftheworld’smostancient civilizations.Chronologically,thecourseisasurvey beginningwithanexaminationoftheworld’s earliestcivilizationsandendingwithregionaland transregionaltransformationscirca1000AD Studentsaretrainedtoanalyzepolitical,economic, religious,social,andculturalaspectsofsocieties fromthedistantpast Throughcarefulreadingand analysisofprimaryandsecondarytextsstudents learntodevelophistoricalthinkingandwriting skills.

MS.210/WorldHistory8

Requiredforall8thGraders

EighthgradeModernWorldHistoryfocuseson post-WWIInon-westernhistory Usingcasestudies ofdifferentcountries,thecourseseekstocreate globalliteracyinthestudents.EvolvingChina,postcolonialAfrica,tensionintheMiddleEast,andthe politicsoftheIndiansubcontinentwillbestudied whilestudentsdevelopacriticaleyetowards understandingcurrentevents.Oneofthemajor themesofthecourseis,“howisthehistorical recordusedormisusedforcurrentpolitical purposes?”Itisclearthattherootsofmodern globalpoliticslayinthepast;thus,western imperialism,aswellaslocalgovernance,willalso bescrutinized Forexample,thehistoryof19th centuryChinaandtheOpiumWarswillbe investigatedforitsinfluenceonmodernChinese politics,foreignpolicy,andsociety.Inpreparation forskillsneededinhighschool,thiscourse emphasizesreading,writing,andpublicspeaking.

H.120/Humanities9

Requiredforall9thGraders

ThroughextensivestudyofHebrewScriptureand otherprimarysources,Humanities9introduces studentstoancientnarrativesthatportraythe social,religious,political,economic,andcultural conditionsoftheAncientNearEast Theancient Israelitesarecomparedwithotherancientcultures, fromtheSumerianstotheGreeks Primaryand secondarysourcessuchasfilms,worksofart, essays,andepicsarealsostudiedfortheir interpretationsofcharactersandevents.The courseendswiththecollisionofJewishandGreek civilizationduringtheHellenizationofIsrael.(1 credit)

H.140/Humanities10

Requiredforall10thGraders

Humanities10continuesthenarrativebegunin Humanities9 ThecoursebeginsintheHellenistic worldandassessesthedevelopmentandstrength oftheRomanEmpire.Throughcarefulexamination oftheGospelsandtheBookofActs,thelifeand teachingsofJesusarestudiedindepth.Thecourse thentracesthedevelopmentoftheearlychurchup tothetimeofConstantine,whereissuesof orthodoxyandheresyareexplored.Studentsthen observetheriseoftheIslamicandByzantine EmpiresbeforeturningtoMedievalEuropeatthe timeofCharlemagne Thecourseconcludeswith anextensiveresearchprojectontheCrusadesand athoroughanalysisoftheHighMiddleAgesand thedisastersofthefourteenthcentury.Thisclass providesstudentswithastrongfoundationtostudy EuropeanHistory.(1credit)

HISTORY

H.160/EuropeanHistory

APEuropeanHistoryorEuropeanHistoryisrequired forall11thGraders

EuropeanHistoryisanintroductorycourseinthe historicalandculturaldevelopmentsofthe Europeancontinentand,byextension,therestof theworldinsofarasithasbeenimpactedby Europeans Studentsengagetheintellectual, political,economic,religious,andsocialaspectsof EuropeancivilizationfromtheRenaissancetothe present Alongtheway,theydelvedeeplyinto topicsliketheriseofthenation-state,theScientific Revolution,theEnlightenment,theFrench Revolution,theIndustrialRevolution,theWorld Wars,andtheColdWar.Classroompracticesand assessments,includingtests,independent researchpapers,seminardiscussions,andstudent presentations,allaimtohelpstudentsunderstand humanhistoryandtoimparttothemthe intellectualvirtuesneededforhistoricalinquiryinto truth,goodness,andbeauty (1credit)

H.300/APEuropeanHistory

Prerequisite:B+inpreviousHistorycourse;B+in previousEnglishcourse

*APEuropeanHistoryorEuropeanHistoryisrequiredforall 11thGraders

TaughtatamoredemandinglevelthanEuropean History,AdvancedPlacementEuropeanHistoryis designedforthosestudentswishingtodocollegelevelworkinpreparationfortheAPExaminationin May.ThecoursebeginswiththeRenaissanceand Reformationandendsinthepresent,delving deeplyalongthewayintotopicsliketheriseofthe nation-state,theScientificRevolution,the Enlightenment,theFrenchRevolution,theIndustrial Revolution,theWorldWars,andtheColdWar We stressintellectualandculturalhistorywhiletracing thepolitical,economic,religious,andsocialthemes throughthecenturies Addedemphasisisplaced oncriticalreading,writing,andpointofview analysisinprimarysourcedocuments Asin EuropeanHistory,classroompracticesand assessmentsaimtohelpstudentsunderstand humanhistoryandtoimparttothemthe intellectualvirtuestheyneedforhistoricalinquiry intotruth,goodness,andbeauty.(1credit)

H.180/UnitedStatesHistory

APUnitedStatesHistoryorUnitedStatesHistoryis requiredforall12thGraders

UnitedStatesHistoryprovidesaneconomic, political,religious,andsociologicalperspectiveinto thefoundationsoftheUnitedStatesandthe subsequentsuccessesandfailuresoftheRepublic throughthepastthreecenturies Studentsare challengedtoexamineandcritiquemodern Americawithrespecttoherhistoricalfoundations Emphasisisplacedontheunderstandingofthe Americansintheirmajorconflictsbeginningwith theRevolutionaryWarandendinginthepresent waronterrorism.Thiscourseseekstousehistoryas amediumtoteachcriticalthinking,analytical writing,andrhetoricalpresentationinpreparation forcollege.(1credit)

H.301/APUnitedStatesHistory

Prerequisite:B+inpreviousHistorycourse,orBin previousHistoryHonorscourse *APUnitedStatesHistoryorUnitedStatesHistoryisrequired forall12thGraders.

Thiscourseisdesignedforthosestudentswishing todocollege-levelworkandpreparefortheAP ExaminationinMay Inadditiontothecontentand virtuestaughtintheUnitedStatesHistorycourse, theAdvancedPlacementcourselooksmore broadlyatthewholeofUnitedStateshistory,from pre-colonialtimestothepresent,withanadded emphasisplacedonworkingwithprimarysource materials.Forthosestudentswhoareinterested, thiscoursealsoprovidesstudentswiththe opportunitytoearnuptosixcollegecredits throughStonyBrookUniversity’sACEprogram. Thereis,however,anassociatedcostof$300per threecreditsforthosestudentswhowishtoenroll (1credit)

HISTORY

H.303/College-LevelHistoryofPhilosophy

[Notrunningin2024-2025]

Prerequisite:Opento10-12thgraderswithaB+in previousHonorsEnglishorA-inpreviousRegular Englishcourse

Thiselectivecoursefocusesonthehistoryof metaphysicsandepistemologyfromthePreSocraticstothepresent.Studentsengagethegreat philosophersbyreadingprimarysources, discussingtheirideas,writingandpresenting papers,andengagingindebates Thecourse investigatestopicsofGod’sexistenceandnature, thenatureofreality,thenatureofhumanbeings, andfreedomanddeterminism Thecourse culminateswithstudentswritingaMedieval disputatioonthekeyquestionswehavestudied throughouttheyear.Foranextrafee,studentsmay receivecollegecreditfortheirworkinthiscourse throughMolloyUniversity.(1credit)

H.302/College-LevelEthicsandPolitics

Prerequisite:Opento10-12thgraderswithaB+in previousHonorsEnglishorA-inpreviousRegular Englishcourse

Thisdualcreditcourseexaminesancientand moderntraditionsofmoralandpolitical philosophy,focusingonthesimplequestion:"What isGood?"Studentswillbeginbystudyingmodern attemptstorationallyanswerthisquestionfrom ImmanuelKanttothepresentday,alongsidethe criticsofthisEnlightenmenttradition,mostnotably FriedrichNietzsche.Inthesecondhalfofthecourse, theclasswillconsideralternativestothistradition, especiallyancientandmodernvirtuetheories.For anextrafee,studentsmayreceivecollegecredit fortheirworkinthiscoursethroughMolloy University (1credit)

BE.345/APMacroeconomics

FallSemester

Prerequisite:Opento10-12thgraderswithaB+in previousHistorycourseandB+inGeometry

APMacroeconomicsisanintroductorycollegelevelmacroeconomicscourse.Studentscultivate theirunderstandingoftheprinciplesthatapplyto aneconomicsystemasawholebyusingprinciples andmodelstodescribeeconomicsituationsand predictandexplainoutcomeswithgraphs,charts, anddataastheyexploreconceptslikeeconomic measurements,markets,macroeconomicmodels, andmacroeconomicpolicies (05credits)

H.343/APMicroeconomics

SpringSemester

Prerequisite:Opento10-12thgraderswithaB+in previousHistorycourseandB+inGeometry.

ThepurposeoftheAPcourseinmicroeconomicsis togivestudentsathoroughunderstandingofthe principlesofeconomicsthatapplytothefunctions ofindividualdecisionmakers,bothconsumersand producers,withintheeconomicsystem Itplaces primaryemphasisonthenatureandfunctionsof productmarketsandincludesthestudyoffactor marketsandoftheroleofgovernmentin promotinggreaterefficiencyandequityinthe economy.(0.5credits)

HISTORY

H.200/ContemporaryGlobalHistory

[Notofferedin2024-2025]

Prerequisite:Opento10-12thGraders

ContemporaryGlobalHistoryinvestigatesthe formationofthemodernworldbyexaminingmajor historicaltrendsandfactorssincetheSecond WorldWar.Withafocusonthenon-Westernworld, thecourseinvestigatesdecolonization, globalization,technology,socialmovementsand revolutions,theColdWarandmoderngeopolitics Thecourseexaminesarangeofhistorical perspectivesanddevelopmentsthatconstitute modernandglobalhistoryfromAsia,Africa,the Americas,Oceania,andtheMiddleEast. (0.5credits)

H.183/LawandGovernmentHonors

[Notofferedin2024-2025]

SpringSemester

Prerequisite:Opento10-12thGraders

Thiscoursewillintroducestudentstothe fundamentalsoftheAmericanpoliticalandlegal system.Thecoursewillcoverthestructureandkey issuesofcontemporaryAmericanpolitics,and discusstheessentialsofbeinganinformedand responsiblecitizen Inaddition,studentswill participateinahighschoolmocktrialcompetition sponsoredbytheNewYorkStateBar:“highschool studentshavetheopportunitytogainfirst-hand knowledgeofcivil/criminallawandcourtroom procedures.Objectivesofthetournamentareto: Teachstudentsethics,civilityandprofessionalism; furtherstudents’understandingofthelaw,court proceduresandthelegalsystem;improve proficiencyinbasiclifeskills,suchaslistening, speaking,readingandreasoning;promotebetter communicationandcooperationamongthe schoolcommunity,teachersandstudentsand membersofthelegalprofession,andheighten appreciationforacademicstudiesandstimulate interestinlaw-relatedcareers”Spaceinthis courseislimitedandmaybesubjecttoatry-out (0.5credits)

E.350/Adv.ResearchSeminarinHumanities

FallSemester

Prerequisite:ApplicationtoAcademicOffice

Thiscourseallowsstudentstoexploretheirinterest orpassion,beitinliterature,socialsciences,world languages,theology,novelwriting,or interdisciplinarytopics InanOxford-styletutorial eachweek,studentsresearch,write,present,and defendathesis-levelproject Studentsshould petitiontheAcademicOfficetoapplyforthis advancedseminarcourse Thisisasemester coursebutmaybetakenineitherthefallorspring semesters.(0.5credits)

MATHEMATICS

Placement

MathcourseplacementisdetermineduponadmissiontotheSchoolbyprevious transcriptsoraone-timeskillstest.Studentsmayadjusttheirmathcourseduring theirfirstyearafterassessmentbytheirmathteacher,theMathDepartmentChair, andtheAcademicOffice.

StudentsmustcompletethroughAlgebraIItograduate OurCollegeCounseling Officerecommendstakingfouryearsofhighschoolmathematics.

MATHEMATICS

MS.405/Pre-AlgebraI

Buildingonarithmeticskills,Pre-AlgebraIserves tostrengthencoreproblem-solvingskillsand introducethelanguageandlogicofalgebraic thinking Inthiscourse,studentsdiscoverthe beautyandorderofmathematicalrelationships andacquireknowledgeandskillsrelatedtowhole numbers,integers,equations,fractions,decimals, ratios,proportions,percents,andgraphing.With particularlyadvancedgroupsofPre-AlgebraI students,somebasicgeometryandstatistics maybeintroduced Pre-AlgebraIisintendedfor 7thand8thgradestudentswhowillbenefitfrom spreadingtheirPre-Algebraexperienceoverthe courseof2years

MS.406/Pre-AlgebraII

Prerequisite:C+inPre-AlgebraI

Buildingonarithmeticskills,Pre-AlgebraIIserves tostrengthencoreproblem-solvingskillsand introducethelanguageandlogicofalgebraic thinking Inthiscourse,studentsdiscoverthe beautyandorderofmathematicalrelationships andacquireknowledgeandskillsrelatedto variables,mathematicalexpressions,integers, solvingequationsandinequalities,factors, fractions,exponents,rationalnumbers,ratios, proportions,basicprobability,percents,linear functions,squareroots,volumeandareaof geometricfigures,andpolynomials.Pre-AlgebraII isintendedfor7th,8th,and9thgradestudents whoareabletomasterPre-Algebraconceptsin asingleyear

N.120/AlgebraI

Prerequisite:C+inPre-AlgebraII

BuildingonarithmeticandPre-Algebraskills, AlgebraIservestostrengthencoreproblem-solving skillsandthoroughlyinvestigatethelanguageand logicofbasicalgebraicthinking.Inthiscourse, studentsdiscoverthebeautyandorderof mathematicalrelationshipsandacquireknowledge andskillsrelatedtomathematicalexpressions, multi-stepequations,integers,rationalnumbers, inequalities,exponents,polynomials,factoring, lineargraphing,systemsofequations,absolute valueequations,rationalexpressions,radicals, radicalequations,relationsandfunctions,quadratic equations,andquadraticgraphs.AlgebraIis intendedfor7th-10thgradestudentsandis consideredthefirstyearoftherequiredhighschool mathsequence.All7thand8thgradestudents enrolledinAlgebra1mustcompletetheyearwitha B+orhigherfinalaveragewithanB+onthefinal examinordertoreceivecreditforthishighschool course (1credit)

N.130/Geometry

Prerequisite:for8th-9thgraders:B+orhigherinAlg.I, for10th-12thgraders:completionofAlg.I

BuildingonarithmeticandAlgebraIskills,Geometry isatraditionalcourseinplaneandspatial geometry Geometryservestostrengthencore problem-solvingskillsandthoroughlyinvestigate thelanguageandlogicwithingeometrictopics In thiscourse,studentsdiscoverthebeautyandorder ofmathematicalrelationshipsandacquire knowledgeandskillsrelatedtoreasoning,symbolic logic,parallelandperpendicularlines,triangles, congruence,formaltwo-columnproofs, quadrilaterals,parallelograms,area,surfacearea, volume,ratioandproportions,transformations, coordinategeometry,righttriangletrigonometry, circles,andotherrelatedtopics.AlgebraIskillsare wovenintothecourseasacontinualformofreview Geometryisconsideredthesecondyearofthe requiredhighschoolmathsequenceandis normallysequencedbetweenAlgebraIandAlgebra II,althoughmotivatedstudentsmaytakeGeometry concurrentlywithAlgebraIIHonorswithapproval fromtheMathDepartmentChair.(1credit)

MATHEMATICS

N.140/AlgebraII

Prerequisite:AlgebraIandGeometry

BuildingonAlgebraIskillsandthelogicalthinking acquiredinGeometry,AlgebraIIservesto strengthencoreproblem-solvingskillsand thoroughlyinvestigatethelanguageandlogicof advancedalgebraicthinking Inthiscourse, studentsdiscoverthebeautyandorderof mathematicalrelationshipsandacquire knowledgeandskillsrelatedtolinearequations, lineargraphs,quadraticfunctionsandgraphs, rationalfunctionsandgraphs,complexnumbers, exponents,logarithms,trigonometricfunctions, andbasictrigonometricgraphs.AlgebraIIis consideredthethirdyearofrequiredhighschool mathsequenceandisnormallysequencedafter Geometry.(1credit)

N.141/AlgebraIIHonors

Prerequisite:B+inAlgebraIandGeometry

BuildingonAlgebraIskillsandthelogicalthinking acquiredinGeometry,AlgebraIIservesto strengthencoreproblem-solvingskillsand thoroughlyinvestigatethelanguageandlogicof advancedalgebraicthinking.Inthiscourse, studentsdiscoverthebeautyandorderof mathematicalrelationshipsandacquire knowledgeandskillsrelatedtolinearequations, lineargraphs,quadraticfunctionsandgraphs, matrices,rationalfunctionsandgraphs,complex numbers,exponents,sequencesandseries, logarithms,trigonometricfunctions,andbasic trigonometricgraphs Honors-levelAlgebraII includesamorein-depthtreatmentofAlgebraII topicsbecauseitisdesignedforthehighly motivatedmathematicsstudent.AlgebraII Honorsisconsideredthethirdyearofrequired highschoolmathsequenceandisnormally sequencedafterGeometry,althoughmotivated studentsmaytakeGeometryconcurrentlywith AlgebraIIHonorswithapprovalfromtheMath DepartmentChair (1credit)

N.142/CollegePrepFunctions&Trigonometry

Prerequisite:AlgebraII

BuildingonAlgebraIIskillsandthelogicalthinking acquiredinGeometry,thiscourseservesto strengthencoreproblem-solvingskillsandthoroughly investigatethelanguageandlogicofadvanced algebraicthinkingwhilereinforcingbasicand advancedalgebraicconcepts Inthiscourse,students discoverthebeautyandorderofmathematical relationshipsandacquireknowledgeandskillsrelated tographing,conicsections,trigonometry,logarithms, introductorysequencesandseries,matrices, probability,statistics,graphing,andanalyzinggraphs. Thiscourseservestoreinforcethemostcriticalskills fromAlgebraII,exposestudentstoadvancedAlgebra IIskillsnotyetexplored,andpreparestudentsforPreCalculusHonors.(1credit)

N.144/PracticalStatistics&PersonalFinance

Prerequisite:AlgebraII

Thiscourseisanintroductiontostatisticscourse designedtointroducestudentstostatisticalthinking, probability,andtheinterpretationofdata.Thesecond halfofthecourseintroducesstudentstothebasicsof personalfinanceandfinancialmath.(1credit)

N.161/Pre-CalculusHonors

Prerequisite:BinAlgebraIIHonors

BuildingonAlgebraIIskillsandthelogicalthinking acquiredinGeometry,Pre-Calculusservesto strengthencoreproblem-solvingskillsandthoroughly investigatethelanguageandlogicofadvanced algebraicandpre-calculusthinking.Inthiscourse, studentsdiscoverthebeautyandorderof mathematicalrelationshipsandacquireknowledge andskillsrelatedtofunctions,familiesofgraphs, polynomials,rationalfunctions,powerfunctions, trigonometry,trigonometricgraphs,analytical trigonometry,conicsections,limits,anddiscretemath topicssuchassequencesandseries,matrices,and probability Pre-CalculusHonorsincludesamoreindepthtreatmentofPre-Calculustopicsbecauseitis designedforthehighlymotivatedmathematics student (1credit)

MATHEMATICS

N.360/APCalculusAB

Prerequisite:BinPre-CalculusHonors

ThiscoursefulfillstheABsyllabusrecommended bytheCollegeBoardfortheAPExaminationin Mathematics.APCalculusABisroughly equivalenttoafirstsemestercollegecalculus coursedevotedtotopicsindifferentialand integralcalculus TheAPcoursecoverstopicsin theseareas,includinglimits,derivatives,definite integrals,andtheFundamentalTheoremof Calculus Thecourseteachesstudentsto approachcalculusconceptsandproblems representedgraphically,numerically,analytically, andverbally,andtomakeconnectionsamong theserepresentations.(1credit)

N.361/APCalculusBC

Prerequisite:A+inPre-CalculusHonors

APCalculusBCisroughlyequivalenttoafullyear ofcollegecalculus ThiscoursecoverstheAB topicsaswellasparametric,polar,andvector functions.Topicssuchasintegrationand differentiationarealsoexploredingreaterdepth. Polynomialapproximationsandseriesisanother optionalcomponentintheBCsyllabus.The courseteachesstudentstoapproachcalculus conceptsandproblemsrepresentedgraphically, numerically,analytically,andverbally,andto makeconnectionsamongstthese representations (1credit)

N.363/APStatistics

Prerequisite:BinPre-CalculusHonors

ThiscoursefulfillstheABsyllabusrecommended bytheCollegeBoardfortheAPExaminationin Mathematics.TheAPStatisticscourseis equivalenttoaone-semester,introductory,noncalculus-basedcollegecourseinstatistics The courseintroducesstudentstothemajorconcepts andtoolsforcollecting,analyzing,anddrawing conclusionsfromdata Therearefourthemesin theAPStatisticscourse:exploringdata,sampling andexperimentation,anticipatingpatterns,and statisticalinference.Studentsusetechnology, investigations,problemsolving,andwritingas theybuildconceptualunderstanding.(1credit)

N.183/AdvancedMathematicalLogic

[Notrunningin2024-2025]

Prerequisite:BorhigherinPre-CalculusHonorsor approvaloftheinstructor

AdvancedMathematicalLogicisanintense studyofthetheoremsoflogicastheyrelateto thestructureofmathematics.Startingwith Boole’sTheoremandtruthtables,thecourse worksitswaythroughlogicalproofsand strategiesforevaluatingthetruthoflogical propositions Thiscourseincludestestsforthe sufficiencyoflogicaloperators,equivalence betweenlogicalsystemsandastudyof necessaryandsufficientconditions.Applications fromthiscourseincludecomputer programming,proofwritingforadvancedmath classes,andvaliditytestingforargumentsfrom mathandscience.(1credit)

N.143/College-LevelLinearAlgebra

Prerequisite:AinAPCalc ABorBinAPCal BC

Buildingonadvancedalgebraskillsandlogical thinkingacquiredinpreviousmathcourses, LinearAlgebraservestostrengthencore problem-solvingskillsandthoroughly investigatethelanguageandlogicofadvanced mathematicalthinkingwhilereinforcingbasic andadvancedalgebraicconcepts.Inthis course,studentsdiscoverthebeautyandorder ofmathematicalrelationshipsandacquire knowledgeandskillsrelatedtolinearequations, largesystemsofequations,matrices, determinants,lineartransformations,vector spacesandsubspaces,andorthogonalbases. TheconceptsfromLinearAlgebraarehighly applicableinengineering,chemistry,physics, biology,economics,socialsciences,and computerscience.Forthosestudentswhoare interested,thiscoursealsoprovidesstudents withtheopportunitytoearnuptothreecollege creditsthroughStonyBrookUniversity’sACE program Thereis,however,anassociatedcost of$300perthreecreditsforthosestudentswho wishtoenroll.(1credit)

MATHEMATICS

N.169/College-LevelMultivariable Calculus

Prerequisite:AinAPCalc ABorBinAPCal BC

BuildingonAPCalculusskillsandthelogical thinkingacquiredinpreviousmathcourses, MultivariableCalculusservestostrengthencore problem-solvingskillsandthoroughlyinvestigate thelanguageandlogicofmultivariablecalculus thinking.Inthiscourse,studentsdiscoverthe beautyandorderofmathematicalrelationships andacquireknowledgeandskillsrelatedto calculustechniquesforfunctionsofthreeormore variablesandincludestheunderstandingof limits,continuity,differentiability,criticalpoints, andintegralsthatapplytocurvesandsurfaces definedbythesefunctions Thiscourseincludes thestudyofgradients,Green'sTheorem,Stokes' Theorem,partialdifferentiation,iterated integration,lineintegrals,vector-valuedfunctions andtheirdotandcrossproducts Thecoursewill concludewithanintroductiontodifferential equationsandelementaryanalysis.Forthose studentswhoareinterested,thiscoursemay providestudentswiththeopportunitytoearnup tothreecollegecreditsthroughStonyBrook University’sACEprogram.Thereis,however,an associatedcostof$300perthreecreditsfor thosestudentswhowishtoenroll (1credit)

N.170/AdvancedTopicsinMathematics

Prerequisite:BinLinearAlgebraorMultivariable Calculusandinstructor’srecommendation

Thiscourseisarigorous,college-levelmath courseforhigh-achievingstudentsof mathematics.Topicssuchascombinatorics, probability,realanalysis,complexanalysis, advancedcalculusandnumbertheorywillbe coveredtoexposestudentstoavarietyof advancedsubjects (1credit)

PERFORMINGARTS

Placement

MostVisualandPerformingArtsplacementisdeterminedbygradelevel,though advancementispossibleinsomecircumstancesonthebasisofaportfolioevaluationor audition.

Studentsmusttake1creditofVisualArtsorPerformingArtstograduate.

PERFORMINGARTS

MS.510/Chorus

MiddleSchoolChorusisayear-longcoursemade upof7thand8thgradestudents Studentswillbe taughttoreadmusicandsinginparts Theywill prepareseveralfull-lengthchoralpiecesfor performanceattheendofeachsemesterand alsoparticipateinlocalfestivalsand competitions.Alongwiththepracticalworkof rehearsingandperforming,studentswillalso learntoappreciatethehistoricalrichnessofthe musicaltapestrywithitsvariousstylesand genres

MS.505/ChamberEnsemble

Prerequisite:Musthavepreviousknowledgeofgiven instrument

Thisensembleiscomprisedofstudentsingrades 7-8withvariousplayingabilities.Thisgroupis designedtomeetthestudentattheirability,learn toplayindependentlyandwithothers,andhave aperformanceduringeachsemester Alongwith thepracticalworkofrehearsingandperforming, studentswillalsolearntoappreciatethe historicalrichnessofthemusicaltapestrywithits variousstylesandgenres

A.120/ChamberEnsemble9[LH]

Prerequisite:Musthavepreviousknowledgeofgiven instrument

Thisensembleiscomprisedofstudentsingrade 9withvariousplayingabilities Thisgroupis designedtomeetthestudentattheirability,learn toplayindependentlyandwithothers,andhave aperformanceduringeachsemester Alongwith thepracticalworkofrehearsingandperforming, studentswillalsolearntoappreciatethe historicalrichnessofthemusicaltapestrywithits variousstylesandgenres.(1credit)

A.140/ChamberOrchestra[LH]

Prerequisite:Musthavepreviousknowledgeofgiven instrument

Thisinstrumentalensembleiscomprisedof studentsingrades10-12andof9thgradersby audition.Theensemblespecializesinconcertand chamberstylesoforchestralmusic.Thisensemble hasmanyperformingopportunitiesonandoff campusandalsoparticipatesinlocalfestivalsand competitions (1credit)

A.150/ChamberSingers[LH]

Prerequisite:Audition

Thissinginggroupischosenbyauditiononly.The groupiscomprisedofstudentsingrades9-12and specializesinconcertandchamberstylesofchoral music thisensembleoffersseveralon-campus andoff-campusperformanceseachyear,withand apartfromtheConcertChoirandparticipatein localfestivalsandcompetitions (1credit)

A.160/ConcertChoir[LH]

Opentogrades9-12

ThismixedensembleisStonyBrook’soldestmusic group.Thegroupiscomprisedofstudentsin grades9-12.Thechoirspecializesinconcertand chamberstylesofchoralmusic.Thisensemblehas manyperformingopportunitiesonandoffcampus andalsoparticipatesinlocalfestivalsand competitions (1credit)

PERFORMINGARTS

A.301/AdvancedTopicsinMusicTheory

Prerequisite:Musicknowledgeassessmentand audition.

Note:hiscoursewillbetaughtwithablendof synchronousandasynchronousinstructionbySBS faculty.Classeswillnotmeetinpersoneachweek.As such,onlyhighlymotivatedandqualifiedstudentsshould apply

Thiscourseintroducesstudentstomusicianship, theory,musicalmaterials,andprocedures.It integratesaspectsofmelody,harmony,texture, rhythm,form,musicalanalysis,elementary composition,and,tosomeextent,historyand style.Studentsdevelopmusicianshipskillssuch asdictationandotherlisteningskills,sightsinging,andkeyboardharmony Studentsmust haveatleastbasicperformanceandsightreadingskillsinvoiceoronaninstrumenttotake thecourse Studentshavetheoptiontotakethe APexamattheendofthecourse. (1credit)

SCIENCE

Placement

ScienceplacementisdetermineduponadmissiontotheSchoolbyexaminingprevious transcripts.Studentsmayadjusttheirsciencecourseduringtheirfirstyearafterassessment bytheirteacher,theScienceDepartmentChair,andtheAcademicOffice.

StudentsmusttakeBiology,PhysicsorChemistry,andonescienceelective(otherthanAP Psychology)tograduate.OurCollegeCounselingOfficerecommendstakingfouryearsof highschoolscience.

SCIENCE

MS.305/STEM7:PhysicalScience

Requiredforall7thGraders

STEM7isahands-on,problem-basedcoursethat introducesstudentstophysicalscienceconcepts andpromotestheuseofanunderstandingof thoseconceptsinthecontextofauthentic problemsolving Thecourseemphasizesan engineeringdesignandinquiryapproach,which encouragesstudentstoseekoutinformationand uncoveranunderstandingofnatural phenomena Studentslearntoaskquestionsand exploretheworldwhiledesigning,building,and testinginnovativesolutionstorealworld problems.InpreparationforfutureSTEMand sciencecourses,studentswillbetaughthowto identifyproblemcriteriaandconstraints,model andtestprototypes,observe(bothqualitatively andquantitatively)andrecord,createandtest hypotheses,anddevelopevidence-based explanations

MS.310/STEM8:EarthScience

Requiredforall8thGraders

STEM8isahands-on,problem-basedcourse thatintroducesstudentstoEarthScience conceptsandpromotestheuseofan understandingofthoseconceptsinthecontextof authenticproblemsolving.Thecourse emphasizesanengineeringdesignandinquiry approach,whichencouragesstudentstoseekout informationanduncoveranunderstandingof naturalphenomena Studentslearntoask questionsandexploretheworldwhiledesigning, building,andtestinginnovativesolutionstoreal worldproblems.InpreparationforfutureSTEM andsciencecourses,studentswillbetaughthow toidentifyproblemcriteriaandconstraints, modelandtestprototypes,observe(both qualitativelyandquantitatively)andrecord, createandtesthypotheses,anddevelop evidence-basedexplanations

S.150/HealthandHumanFlourishing

Fall&SpringSemesters

Requiredforallsophomoresandany11th-12thgrade studentwhohasnotmettheHealthgraduation requirement.Thiscoursemaybetakenoverthe summerviaGravitas.

HealthandHumanFlourishingIIisdesignedto teachstudentshowtoflourishphysically,mentally, emotionally,andsocially.Thiscross-disciplinary courseequipsstudentstomakewisedecisions abouttheirrelationships,theirphysicalgrowthand development,substanceuse,mediaengagement andconsumption,andtheirmentalandemotional health HHFIIaccomplishesthesecurriculargoals throughacombinationofdirectinstructionand EthicsBowldebatesconnectedtothesetopics The specifictopicstaughtinHHFIIwillbeageappropriate,focusingespeciallyonsafetyand violence,reproductionandsexualethics,digital citizenship,mentaldisorders,self-harm,and variousformsofaddiction.(0.5credits)

S.120/Biology

BiologyorBiologyHonorsisrequiredforall9th graders

Thiscourseintroducesthemajorconceptsof biologywithaspecialemphasisongeneticsand humanbiology Thecourseincludesasurveyoflife onEarth;basicfundamentalsinphysicsand chemistrythatlaythefoundationforbiological processes;astudyofcellsandgenetics(both classicalandmolecular);and,finally,astudyof humanbiology.(1credit)

S.121/BiologyHonors

Prerequisite:A-inprevioussciencecourse BiologyorBiologyHonorsisrequiredforall9th graders

Thiscourseintroducesthemajorconceptsof biologywithaspecialemphasisongeneticsand humanbiology Thecourseincludesasurveyoflife onEarth;basicfundamentalsinphysicsand chemistrythatlaythefoundationforbiological processes;astudyofcellsandgenetics(both classicalandmolecular);and,finally,astudyof humanbiology.(1credit)

SCIENCE

S.140/Chemistry

Prerequisite:AlgebraI

Thiscourseisdesignedtoshowstudentshow chemicalprinciplesandconceptsaredeveloped andoperate.Amongthetopicscoveredare atomicstructure,chemicalbonding,andthe chemicalbehaviorofsolids,liquids,andgasses Thecourseiscenteredaroundregularlaboratory work (1credit)

S.141/ChemistryHonors

Prerequisite:A-inGeometryandatleasttaking AlgebraIIconcurrently

Thiscourseisdesignedtoshowstudentshow chemicalprinciplesandconceptsaredeveloped andoperate.Amongthetopicscoveredare atomicstructure,chemicalbonding,andthe chemicalbehaviorofsolids,liquids,andgasses Strongmathskillsarerecommendedasthereare manyunitsthatrequireadvancedmathematical operations Thecourseiscenteredaroundregular laboratorywork (1credit)

S.160/Physics

Prerequisite:AlgebraI

Thefundamentallawsandphenomenaof mechanics,heat,wavemotion,sound,electricity, magnetism,andlight,includingquantum mechanicalconceptsandatomicandnuclear physicscomprisethisyear-longcourse.Content isexploredthroughclassroomlecture,student discussion,interactivedemonstrations,and laboratoryexplorations.(1credit)

S.161/HonorsPhysics

Prerequisite:A-inGeometryandatleasttaking AlgebraIIconcurrently

Thisisacollege-level,algebra-basedPhysics course,whichrequiresstudentstohaveafluent understandingofalgebraandright-triangle trigonometry Thetopicsthatwillbecovered includeMechanics(Kinematics,Dynamics,Circular Motion,Torque,Rotation,Energy,andMomentum), Electricity(ElectricChargeandForce,DCCircuits), andWaves(SimpleHarmonicMotion,Mechanical WavesandSound).Labscompriseapproximately 20%ofthecourse.(1credit)

S.180/AnatomyandPhysiology

Prerequisite:CompletionofBiologyandeither ChemistryorPhysics

Prioritygivento11thand12thgraders

BuildingonwhatislearnedinBiology,Anatomy andPhysiologyintroducesstudentstothestructure andfunctionofthehumanbody Includedisan orientationofthehumanbody,basicprinciplesof chemistry,astudyofcellsandtissues,andanindepthexplorationofthemanysystemsthat coordinatetomaintainhomeostasis.Dissection, histologicalstudies,andphysiologyarefeaturedin therequiredlaboratoryexperience.(1credit)

S.185/Astronomy

Prerequisite:CompletionofGeometry,AlgebraII, BiologyandeitherChemistryorPhysics Opento11thand12thgradersonly

Thiscourseisanintroductiontoastronomicaland cosmologicalconcepts Thecoursewillcover topicssuchasastronomicaltoolsandtechniques, thecompositionofthesolarsystem,thelifecycle andmakeupofstars,thebuildingblocksofa galaxy,exoplanetsandextraterrestriallife,black holes,andtheBigBang.Thiscourseisanelective forthoseintheirjuniororsenioryearwhoare interestedinthecosmosandwanttoexpandtheir understandingofthephysicaluniverse.(1credit)

SCIENCE

S.301/APBiology

Prerequisite:A-inBiologyHonors(orAinBiology) andA-inChemistryHonors(orAinChemistry)

Thiscourseisequivalenttoatwo-semester collegeintroductorybiologycourseforbiology majors.Studentscultivatetheirunderstandingof biologythroughinquiry-basedinvestigationsas theyexploretopicslikeevolution,energetics, informationstorageandtransfer,andsystem interactions 25percentoftheinstructionaltime willbespentinhands-onlaboratorywork,withan emphasisoninquiry-basedinvestigationsthat providestudentswithopportunitiestoapplythe sciencepractices.APBiologyhasonerequired extralabperiodperweek.(1credit)

S.302/APChemistry

Prerequisite:A-inPrecalculusHonorsandA-in ChemistryHonors(orAinChemistry)

*StudentswhotookChemistryHonorsonlineshould seetheAcademicOfficeastheymaybeeligiblefor APChemistrywithadditionallaboratoryandcourse work.

TheAPChemistrycourseisdesignedtobethe equivalentofacollegelevelgeneralchemistry course Thecourseexploresthestructureof matter,statesofmatter,reactions,and descriptivechemistry.Significanttimeisdevoted tochemicalcalculationsaswellasrefining chemistrylabskills.APChemistryhasone requiredextralabsessionperweek.(1credit)

S.303/APEnvironmentalScience

Prerequisite:CompletionofBiologyandBinPhysics Honors/ChemistryHonorsorB+inPhysics/Chemistry Prioritygivento11thand12thgraders

TheAPEnvironmentalSciencecourseisdesigned tobetheequivalentofanintroductorycollege courseinenvironmentalscience.Thegoalofthe courseistoprovidestudentswiththespecific scientificprinciples,concepts,andmethodologies requiredtounderstandtheinterrelationshipsofthe naturalworld.Further,studentsidentifyand analyzeenvironmentalproblemsbothnaturaland human-made,evaluatetherisksassociatedwith theseproblems,andexaminealternativesolutions forresolvingorpreventingenvironmental degradationasweseektobegoodstewardsofthe Earth APEShasonerequiredextralabperweek (1 credit)

S.310/APPsychology

Prerequisite:CompletionofBiology&Physicsor Chemistry Opento11thand12thgradersonly

TheAPPsychologycourseintroducesstudentsto thesystematicandscientificstudyofhuman behaviorandmentalprocesses Whileconsidering thepsychologistsandstudiesthathaveshaped thefield,studentsexploreandapplypsychological theories,keyconcepts,andphenomena associatedwithsuchtopicsasthebiologicalbases ofbehavior,sensationandperception,learning andcognition,motivation,developmental psychology,testingandindividualdifferences, treatmentsofpsychologicaldisorders,andsocial psychology.Throughoutthecourse,students employpsychologicalresearchmethods,including ethicalconsiderations,astheyusethescientific method,evaluateclaimsandevidence,and effectivelycommunicateideas Notethatthisnonlaboratorycoursedoesnotfulfillascience requirementforgraduation (1credit)

*Pleasenotethatthisnon-laboratorycoursedoes notfulfillasciencerequirementforgraduationand doesnotcounttowardsthesciencesequenceforan honorsdiploma

SCIENCE

S.306/APPhysicsC:Mechanics

Prerequisite:BinAPCalc.AB/BCorbeconcurrently takingAPCalc.BC

*Pleasenotethiscoursewillrunin2024-2025onlywith sufficientenrollmentandstaffing Pleasepreparean alternativecourseselectionintheeventthiscoursewill notbeabletorun

APPhysicsC:Mechanicsisfullyear,calculusbased,college-levelphysicscourse,especially appropriateforstudentsplanningtospecializeor majorinoneofthephysicalsciencesor engineering.Studentscultivatetheir understandingofphysicsthroughclassroom studyandactivitiesaswellashands-on laboratoryworkastheyexplorethefollowing topics:Kinematics,Newton’sLaws, Work/Energy/Power,LinearMomentum,Rotation, Oscillations,andGravitation.Thereisnoadditional labperiodwiththiscourse ThisaterminalAP PhysicsCcourseandstudentsarenotpermitted toenrollinAPPhysicsC:Mechanics&Electricity andMagnetisminthefollowingyear (1credit)

S.307/APPhysicsC:Mechanics& ElectricityandMagnetism

Prerequisite:AinAPCalc ABorA-inAPCalc BC

Mechanicsisaone-semester,calculus-based, college-levelphysicscourse,especially appropriateforstudentsplanningtospecializeor majorinphysicalscienceorengineering The courseexplorestopicssuchaskinematics; Newton’slawsofmotion;work,energyandpower; systemsofparticlesandlinearmomentum; circularmotionandrotation;andoscillationsand gravitation.Introductorydifferentialandintegral calculusisusedthroughoutthecourse.Labs compriseapproximately20%ofthecourse. ElectricityandMagnetismisasemester-long, introductorycalculus-basedcollegecourseand coverselectrostatics;conductors,capacitors,and dielectrics;electriccircuits;magneticfields;and electromagnetism Introductorydifferentialand integralcalculusisusedthroughoutthecourse Studentswhocompletethisyear-longcoursewill bepreparedtotakebothAPPhysicsCexams Labscompriseapproximately20%ofthecourse. (1credit)

S.320/AdvancedScientificResearch

Opento11thand12thgradersbyapplication

Thisisanapplication-onlyelectivecoursefor highlymotivatedstudentswhoareinterestedin scientificresearch.Studentswilllearntoreadand writeresearchpapersandbegintodevelop researchmethodology Tobeselectedforthis class,studentsshouldsubmitanapplication outliningtheirresearchprojecttotheAcademic Office (1credit)

S.320a/AdvancedScientificResearch: Internship

Opento11thand12thgradersbyapplication

AdvancedScientificResearchisanapplicationonlyelectivecoursewherehighlymotivatedand successfulstudentspursuearigorousscientific researchproject,typicallyatauniversityoroutside researchfacility.Overseenbyamemberofthe Sciencefaculty,studentssubmitweeklyprogress reportsontheirresearchandpreparea presentationandwrittensummaryoftheirproject. Studentsareresponsiblefortheirowntravel, logistics,andexpenses.Tobeselectedforthis class,studentsshouldsubmitanapplication outliningtheirresearchprojecttotheAcademic Office (1credit)

S.315/IntroductiontoOrganicChemistry

Prerequisite:A-inAPChemistryorAinChemistry Honorswithinstructorapproval

*Thiscourseistaughtvirtuallywithlivestudentsand facultybyGravitas

Thishonorscourseisanintroductiontothe structure,reactivity,andpropertiesoforganic compounds,presentedusingmodernviewsof chemicalbonding Topicsincludenomenclature, structure,properties,reactions,andmechanismsof hydrocarbons,alkylhalides,alcohols,andethers; furthertopicsincludeisomerization, stereochemistry,andspectroscopy. Onlinedata analysisandcomputer-basedexercisesaugment andreinforcethebasicprinciplesdiscussedin lectureaswellasprovidepracticalexamples.(1 credit)

STEM

Placement

Ifqualified,studentsmaybeplacedintohigherlevelSTEMcourseswiththepermissionofthe instructorandDepartmentChair.

ManySTEMcoursesmaybetakeninadditiontothestandardsixclasses,asmostarelabeled LowHomework

STEM

T.120/STEMFundamentals:Robotics[LH]

Fall&SpringSemesters

OpentostudentsinGrades8-12

Thiscourseisasemester-longcourseinwhich studentsdesignrobotsandlearntowritebasic codeinordertoaccomplishphysicalrobotic challenges.Thelevelofcomplexityofbothrobot buildsandcodingwillincreasebasedonthe abilityandexperienceoftheindividualstudent (05credits)

T.121/STEMFundamentals:3DModeling& Printing[LH]

Fall&SpringSemesters

OpentostudentsinGrades9-12

Thiscourseteachesthebasicsof3Dmodeling andprinting Studentswilllearnhowtodesign andcreateusingcomputeraideddesign(CAD) 2Ddrawingsand3Dmodels Inaddition,theywill learntosliceandpreparesolidbodymodelsfor printingonbothFDMadditiveprintersaswellas resinUVlightprinters.(0.5credits)

T.123/STEMFundamentals:Computer Programming[LH]

Fall&SpringSemesters

OpentostudentsinGrades7-12

Studentswilllearnthebasicsofdrawingand animationinthecomputerprogramming language,JAVAScriptandthebasicsofcreating theirownwebpagesusingHTMLandCSS, throughanonline,interactivecourse Thecourse willbeself-paced,startingwithKhanAcademyor Codeorgandadvancingtootherplatforms accordingtostudentinterestandability.(0.5 credits)

T.125/IntroductiontoPython[LH]

FallSemester

OpentostudentsinGrades9-12

Thisintroductorycourseexposedstudentstothe Pythonprogramminglanguage,adynamicand flexibleprogramminglanguagewidelyusedacross multiplesoftwareengineeringfieldssuchasweb development,gamedesign,cybersecurity,and datascience Inthisproject-basedcourse, studentswillgainhands-onexperiencewithPython todevelopsoftwaresolutionsforreal-world problemswhileformingastrongfoundationto continueintheSTEMsequenceatSBSwhere Pythonisanessentialskill,includingComputer Science,Robotics,andEID.(0.5credits)

T.225/Adv.MachineLearningandArtificial IntelligencewithPython

SpringSemester

Prerequisite:IntrotoPythonorinstructorapproval

Thishonorscoursecontinuestheprogramming fundamentalstaughtinIntroductiontoPythonby usingMachineLearning(ML)andArtificial Intelligence(AI)toorganize,interpret,andlearn fromdatasetsandtomakeandusedecisiontrees Studentswilltrainmodelstousethesealgorithms toorganizedatasetsefficientlyandtopredictand solveproblems.Advancedtopicsincludebagging, randomforests,andgradientboosting,equipping studentstocontributetoadvancedcoursesin ComputerScience,Robotics,EID,andmore.(0.5 credits)

STEM

T.122/STEMFundamentals:Gadget Creation&Design[LH]

SpringSemester

OpentostudentsinGrades8-12

Areyoureadytotransformyourideasintoreality? Comediveintotheexcitingworldoftechnology whereyouwilldesign,build,andcodeyourown uniquegadgets.You'llbeamazedatwhatyou cancreate-fromartisticpiecestolifehacksto gamesandtoys;thepossibilitiesareendless!This courseisforthebeginneraswellastheseasoned designer,programmer,andtechenthusiast. Projectsareassignedandallowedbasedon individualinterestandability.

Inthiscourse,youwilllearnthefundamentalsof workingwithmicrocontrollers,sensors,actuators, andbasicelectroniccomponentsanddelveinto thecoreprinciplesofprogrammingand electronicsinordertobringyourideastolife Throughoutthecourse,you'llhavethe opportunitytounleashyourcreativityandtackle real-worldchallenges,allwhileimprovingyour technicalskills.Thiscoursewillempoweryouto unleashyourinnerinventorandcreateprojects thatyouarepassionateaboutandprovideyou withtheskills,inspiration,andopportunityto succeedinmanyaspectsofSTEM (05credits)

T.223/AdvancedComputerProgramming

Fall&SpringSemesters

Prerequisite:STEMFundamentals:Computer Programming

ThisisCS50x,HarvardUniversity'sintroductionto theintellectualenterprisesofcomputerscience andtheartofprogrammingformajorsandnonmajorsalike,withorwithoutpriorprogramming experience.Thisisanonlinecoursewhich teachesstudentshowtothinkalgorithmicallyand solveproblemsefficiently.Topicsinclude abstraction,algorithms,datastructures, encapsulation,resourcemanagement,security, softwareengineering,andwebdevelopment LanguagesincludeC,PHP,andJavaScriptplus SQL,CSS,andHTML Problemsetsinspiredbyrealworlddomainsofbiology,cryptography,finance, forensics,andgaming (05credits)

T.270/AdvancedEngineeringInnovation& DesignI[LH]

Prerequisite:Completionofonefullyearofupper schoolSTEMcourse(otherthanprogramming),or teacherrecommendation

Thisisaproject-basedcoursewherestudentswill workonindependentorcollaborativeprojectsin theirareaofinterestusingskillsacquiredinprior STEMcourses.(1credit)

T.271/AdvancedEngineeringInnovation& DesignII[LH]

Prerequisite:CompletionofAdvancedEIDIand teacherrecommendation

ThiscourseisacontinuationofAdvancedEIDI,with projectscommensuratewithastudent’s experiencelevel.(1credit)

T.272/IndependentAdvancedEIDProject [LH]

Prerequisite:CompletionofAdvancedEIDIIand teacherrecommendation.

ThiscourseisanextensionofAdvancedEIDIIfor highlymotivatedandsuccessfulstudentsin engineering (1credit)

STEM

T.275/Manufacturinginthe21stCentury [LH]

Prerequisite:3Dmodelingexperienceandteacher recommendation

Stepintothefutureofmanufacturingwiththis dynamicandhands-oncoursedesignedfor studentseagertoexplorecutting-edgetechniques in3Dmodelingandproduction.In"Manufacturing inthe21stCentury,"you'llgainpracticalexperience withstate-of-the-arttoolsandtechnologiesthat aretransformingtheindustry

Youwillenhanceyourskillsinadvanced3D modeling,designingintricateandfunctionalparts ThecourseoffersanopportunitytouseCNC machines,manualmills,lasercutters,avarietyof 3Dprinters,andahigh-performance3Dscanner. Additionally,you'lldiscovertheprocessofcreating partsusingsiliconemoldsandcastingwith aluminumandothersoftmetals.

Thiscourseemphasizeshands-onprojects, allowingyoutoapplyyourknowledgeto manufactureengineeringcomponentsandunique personalcreations Bygaininginsightsintothe real-worldmanufacturingenvironment,youwillbe preparedforfuturecareersinengineeringand design Moreover,you'llexplorethelatest advancementsinmanufacturingtechnology, includingtheintegrationof3Dprintingin traditionalmanufacturingprocesses.(1credit)

T.345/Entrepreneurship&MarketingI[LH]

FallSemester

OpentostudentsinGrades9-12

*Thiscourseistaughtvirtuallywithlivestudentsand facultybyGravitas

Thissemester-longcourseoffersanimmersive experienceinentrepreneurshipandmarketing, characterizedbyahighlyproject-basedand problem-solvingcurriculum.Studentswillexplore technology,design,andfaith-driven entrepreneurship,engaginginhands-onactivities thatutilizethedesignthinkingprocesstocreate ethicalandimpactfulproductsorservices The coursefeaturesguestlecturesfromindustry professionals,casestudiesofsuccessful companies,andinteractiveprojectsthatfoster innovationandproblem-solvingskills.Studentswill alsobuildAIliteracy,learningtoleverageAItoolsto enhancetheirprojects.Thesemesterculminates withapitcheventwherestudentspresenttheir entrepreneurialsolutionstocontemporaryissues inspiredbytheUNSustainableDevelopmentGoals (SDGs) (05credits)

T.346/Entrepreneurship&MarketingII[LH]

SpringSemester

Prerequisite:Entrepreneurship&MarketingI

*Thiscourseistaughtvirtuallywithlivestudentsand facultybyGravitas

Expandingontheprincipleslearnedinthefirst semester,thiscourseemphasizesreal-world applicationsandpolisheddeliverables Students willcreate,manage,andexecutecomprehensive digitalmarketingstrategies,includingSEO,content marketing,andAIinmarketing.Thecurriculum includeshands-onactivities,guestspeakers,and opportunitiesforinternshipsandreal-world applications.StudentswillfurtherdeveloptheirAI literacy,usingAItoolstooptimizetheirmarketing strategiesanddigitalpresence.Additionally, studentswilldevelopandpersonalizetheirown websitesusingHTMLandCSS Thesemester concludeswithfinalpresentations,wherestudents demonstratetheirrefineddigitalmarketingplans andpersonalbrandingstrategiestoapanelof industryexperts (05credits)

STEM

T.345/DigitalMarketing[LH]

OpentostudentsinGrades9-12

*Thiscourseistaughtvirtuallywithlivestudentsand facultybyGravitas

DigitalMarketingisayear-longcoursestudents cantakepiecemealinthreeunitsfocusedon WebDevelopment,Design,andInternship.The coursecombinesahigh-levelstrategicviewof digitalmarketinganditschallengesand opportunities,withatacticalapproachusing exercisesandprojectstolearnandusethetools andtechniquesofdigitalmarketers.Fromthe webtomobile,emailtoapps,socialmedia,and user-generatedcontent,thecoursewilldevelopa strategicframeworkforplanningandanalyzing digitalmarketingstrategies Studentswillleave thecoursewithaworkingknowledgeofthetools andprocessesforcreating,managing,and executingdigitalmarketingplans.Inthecourse, studentsareexpectedtoworkwithreal-world companiestoresearch,analyze,andpropose digitalmarketingstrategiesthroughoutthe course,culminatinginapresentationtothe stakeholders.Furthermore,studentswilllearnto brandandmarketthemselvesortheirprojectsto colleges,companies,andthemarket,whilealso gainingkeyskillsforinternshipopportunities (1 credit)

T.330/APComputerScienceA

Prerequisite:AinAdvancedComputer Programmingorinstructorapproval.

*Thiscourseistaughtvirtuallywithlivestudentsand facultybyGravitas

Asperthegoalsofthecourseasstatedonthe CollegeBoardwebsite,studentswilldesign, implement,andanalyzesolutionstoproblems. Theywilluseandimplementcommonlyused algorithmsanddevelopandselectappropriate algorithmsanddatastructurestosolvenew problems Studentswillwritesolutionsfluentlyin anobject-orientedparadigmaswellaswrite,run, test,anddebugsolutionsintheJava programminglanguage,utilizingstandardJava libraryclassesandinterfacesfromtheAPJava subset.Theywillreadandunderstandprograms consistingofseveralclassesandinteracting objectsandreadandunderstandadescriptionof thedesignanddevelopmentprocessleadingto suchaprogram.Ethicalandsocialimplicationsof computerusewillbediscussed.(1credit)

T.341/AdvancedComputerProgramming: DataEngineeringwithPython

Prerequisite:AinAdvancedComputer Programming

*Thiscourseistaughtvirtuallywithlivestudentsand facultybyGravitas

Studentsinthisproject-basedclasswilluse Pythontododataanalysis,dataabstractions, andrepresentationofthisdata Studentscanpick whatevertopicintereststhem,findawebsitewith data,pullthatdatafromthewebsite,andwrite codetoanalyzeandvisualizethisdata Students willneedtocodewithPythontocompletethese projects,sowewillbeenrollinganyonewhodoes notyethavetherequiredlevelofproficiencyin Pythoninanasynchronousprogrammingclass aswell.Thefirsthalfoftheclasswillfocuson learningdatavisualizationtechniquesbymeans oflectureandworkonsmallerproblems.The secondhalfoftheclasswillfocusonindividualor smallgroupprojectsstudentsdesignthemselves. (1credit)

VISUALARTS

Placement

MostVisualandPerformingArtsplacementisdeterminedbygradelevel,though advancementispossibleinsomecircumstancesonthebasisofaportfolioevaluationor audition.

AccesstoAdvancedDigitalArtbyGraphicDesignandVideographystudentswillbe restrictedtostudentswhodemonstrateabilityanddrive,astheirworkinthatclasswillbe largelyindependent.

Studentsmusttake1creditofVisualArtsorPerformingArtstograduate

VISUALARTS

MS.553/MSVisualArts

Thisyearlongcoursechallengesstudentsto createworksrangingfromdrawing,painting, mixedmedia,printmaking,andceramics StudentsmaytakeMSVisualArtsinboth7thand 8thgradesasthecurriculumrotatestofoster growthintheskillsandpracticesnecessaryfor artattheupperschoollevel.

A.516/StudioArt[LH]

Opentoall9-12thGraders 8thGradersmayenroll withteacherrecommendation

StudioArtisanintroductorystudiocoursewhich providesacomprehensivefoundationindrawing andpaintingthatshouldassiststudentsintheir artisticdevelopmentinanyareaofart.Students expandtheirskillsincorporatingprinciplesofart anddesignastheyexperimentwithawide varietyofmediaandmethods.StudioArt providesabundantopportunitiestohone perceptualskillsthroughassignmentswhich focusondirectobservation Exercises,projects, andexposuretodiverseartists,helpstudents acquireadeeperappreciationforlearning directlyfromtheirmaterialsandtheabilitytosee whatatfirsttheydidnotsee Firstsemester courseworkemphasizescompositionaldesign andachievingdepthinthepictureplaneusing bothlinearandaerialperspective.Duringthe secondhalfoftheyear,StudioArtintroduces technicalpaintingskills.Throughdiversepaint andmixedmediaexposure,in-classcritique, galleryvisitation,andArtHistoryexploration, studentsdevelopasenseofartisticvoiceand learnabouttheculturalcontextsthatmakeworks ofartsignificanttoawideraudience Students receivecoachingtodeveloptheirworksin responsetoavarietyofcriticalresponsemethods whichdevelopconfidencecomposingoriginal thoughtsandexpressingpersonalideasinfront ofanaudience.UponcompletionoftheStudioArt sequence,studentsmayqualifyforAdvancedArt. (1credit)

A.524/CeramicsI[LH] (Fall&Spring)

Opento9-12thgraders

Studentsinthiscoursewilllearnhowtohandbuild clayformsusingtheslabandcoilmethodsand learnthebasicsofhowto“throw”onthepotter’s wheel.Thecourseinstructionwillalsoinclude glazingandfiringtechniques (05credits)

A.525/CeramicsI[LH](Fall&Spring)

Prerequisite:BinCeramicsI

Studentsinthiscoursewillcontinuetoexplorethe possibilitiesofcreatingwithclay.Studentswill advancetheirskillandtechniquesinthemethods oftheirchoice Thiscoursegivesstudentsan opportunitytousetheirpriorknowledgeand experiencefordeeperandbroaderexplorationin ceramics (05credits)

VISUALARTS

A.523/3DStudies[LH]

Opento9-12thgraders

Thisstudiocourseexplorestheelementsand principlesof3-Ddesign Itisdividedinto3distinct units Form&Spacedevelopsthefabricationskills necessarytopracticethefourbasicmethodsof sculpture:additive(construction),manipulative (claymodeling),subtractive(carving),and substitutionary(casting).Thesecondunit,Form& Function,introducesskills,strategies,and technologythatareessentialtodesigning functionalformsandstructures.Areasoffocus include:productdesign,interiordesign,and architecture Studentsreceivetrainingonkey productiontools Theyarecoachedusingcurrent methodsofdesignthinkingandhave opportunitiestoimprovetheirdesignusinga varietyofcriticalresponsemethods Thefinalunit, Form&Culture,explorestheintersectionofArt andCulture.Studentsareintroducedtosite responsiveart,installationart,monumentalart, performanceart,communityart,mixedmedia andnewmediaartprojects.Emphasisisplaced oninvestigationofidentity,exposuretoarttheory, performativeresearch,andculturalliteracy. Studentswilldesignindependentprojectsfor exhibitionandparticipateincollaborative exercisesthatchallengeandreinforceconcepts relevanttotheirindependentwork Upon completionofthe3-DStudiessequence,students mayqualifyforAdvancedArt (1credit)

A.511/AdvancedArt

Prerequisite:Teacherrecommendationplusfullyear ofStudioArtor3DStudies,orPortfolioAssessment

Thiscourseisforstudentswithinterestinfocusing ontheadvancementofartistictechniquesand preparationofportfoliodevelopment Students willworkwithvariousdrawing,printmakingand paintingmedia Successfulcompletionofthis coursewillyieldanextensivestudentartportfolio (1credit)

A.350/APStudioArtI

Prerequisite:AdvancedArt,ADA,orPortfolio Assessment

LabFee:$50

Thiscourseenableshighlymotivatedstudentsto producecollegelevelworkinstudioartin preparationforAPStudioArt:2DDesignPortfolioor APStudioArt:DrawingPortfolio.Studentsdevelopa portfolioofupto15-24worksinavarietyofmedia asoutlinedbytheCollegeBoardsyllabus.Each studentcompletestheirportfolioyearwithan“AP Show”intheSchoolartgallery (1credit)

A.351/APStudioArtII

Prerequisite:APStudioArtI LabFee:$50

Thiscourseenableshighlymotivatedstudentsto continuecollegelevelworkinstudioartin preparationforAPStudioArt:2DDesignPortfolioor APStudioArt:DrawingPortfolio.Studentsdevelopa portfolioofupto15-24worksinavarietyofmedia asoutlinedbytheCollegeBoardsyllabus.Each studentcompletestheirportfolioyearwithan“AP Show”intheSchoolartgallery (1credit)

A.352/AdvancedSeminarinArt:Missional Media

Prerequisite:3DStudies,AdvancedArtorPortfolio Assessment

Istheresuchathingas"DivineInspiration?"Whatis aCreativeCalling?Thiscoursefocuseson immersiveandinteractivemedia,anddeliveringa refinedconstructivemessagetoaspecific communitywithintention.Studentsconduct performativeresearchandworkindependentlyor collaborativelytoundertakeasingleyear-long projectinamediaofchoice.Studentschoose topicsafterextensivepersonalandcultural investigation.Interdisciplinary-projectsarehighly encouraged.Theseminarconcludeswithasiteresponsiveexhibitionandpublicreviewofstudent work (1credit)

VISUALARTS

A.545/IntroductiontoPhotography[LH] (Fall&Spring)

Thisisasinglesemestercoursedesignedto introducethestudenttophotographyasanart form StudentswilllearntouseaDSLRcamera, gainabasicunderstandingoftheprinciplesof exposure,learntochoosecamerasettings appropriatetothesubjectmatterandshooting conditions,andcoversomebasicconceptsof artisticcompositionsothattheycanproduce goodimagesintentionallyratherthan haphazardly. Studentswillalsobeintroducedto basicimageorganizationandretouchingusing AdobeLightroom Thegoalofthiscourseisto graduatestudentswithsufficientcommandof bothphotographictechnologyandphotographic techniquethattheycantakepleasureincrafting compositionsthatmatchtheirartisticvision AccesstoboththeDSLRcamerasandtheimage editingsoftwareusedinthisclass(Adobe Lightroom)willbeprovidedbytheschool.(0.5 credits)

StudentswillbeprovidedwithschoolissueDSLR camerasbutareexpectedtoprovidetheirown externalharddrive(SSDdrivesarerecommended; 200GBissufficient). Thereisanequipment replacementfeeifthecameraand/orlensis damagedorlost Replacementfeeisupto,butnot toexceed,$650

A.546/AdvancedPhotography1

Prerequisite:IntroductiontoPhotography&instructor approval

Thisisayear-longhonorslevelcourse.Students willlearntooperateaDSLRoradvancedmirrorless cameraandtakeadvantageofitsfeaturesto unlocktheirowncreativepotentialastheycometo understandthefunctionalityinherentinmodern cameras Thecoursecoversin-depthcamera function,athoroughunderstandingofthe principlesofphotographicexposure,digitalasset management,post-productionimage improvement (retouching),andanin-depth explorationofartisticcomposition. Studentswill alsobechallengedtodevelopanunderstandingof imageasacommunicationmediumandhow imagesareusedtosuggestorreinforceideas.

Accesstotheimageeditingsoftwareusedinthis class(AdobeLightroom)isprovidedbytheschool Studentsshouldexpect,however, toprovidetheir ownDSLRoradvancedmirrorlesscameraand haveaccesstoafixed50mmlens (1credit)

A.547/AdvancedPhotography2

[Notofferedin2024-2025]

Prerequisite:AdvancedPhotography1andinstructor approval

Thiscourseisanindependentlypursuedproject basedcoursethatwillbeheldinthesamespace andatthesametimeasitsprerequisite:Advanced Photography1 Eachstudentwillconsultwiththe instructoratthebeginningofthecourseand developaseriesofindependentlypursuedprojects designedtoexpandthatstudent’sphotographic knowledgeandskillinspecificareasofinterest Theseprojectsmaybeexpandedoralteredduring theyearatthediscretionoftheinstructor.The instructorwillactasanadvisor,providingdirection andfeedbackandsettingdeadlines.Thegradewill bebasedonprojectportfoliosandbothwritten andoraldemonstrationsofthestudent’smastery ofthechosenfacetsofphotography.(1credit)

VISUALARTS

A.548/AdvancedDigitalArtI(Yearbook)

Prerequisite:InstructorapprovalandAdv. Photography1,GraphicDesignII,orPortfolio assessment

StudentswhohavecompletedtheGraphicDesignor Videographysequencesandarewishingtodo independentworkinthosefieldsmaypetitionthe DepartmentChairforapprovaltojointhisclass

Thiscourseisintendedtointroducestudentstoa broadrangeofartisticandtechnicalskills requiredformodernphotojournalism.Thiscourse willcontinuetodevelopthecameraand PhotoshopskillsacquiredinDigitalPhotography 635,aswellasintroducestudentstolayoutand design Studentswilllearnthebasicsofportrait photography,sportsphotography,and photojournalisticphotographyandeditingand retouchingskills.Theywillberesponsibleto documentvariousaspectsofstudentlifeand preparetheseimagesfortheyearbook.This coursewillhelpinterestedstudentsfindpossible venuesforpublicationoftheirworkintheschool’s yearbook,whichisthemajorprojectforthis course.(1credit)

A.549/AdvancedDigitalArtII(Yearbook)

Prerequisite:AdvancedDigitalArtIandinstructor approval

LabFee:$50

ThiscourseisacontinuationofAdvancedDigital Artandyearbookproductionremainsthemajor projectforthiscourse.Assuch,studentscontinue toberesponsiblefordocumentingstudentlife& significantschoolevents;organizing,editing,and retouchingtheseimages;andusingthese imagestodesignthelayoutsfortheschool’s yearbook.Inaddition,ADAIIstudentsarealso responsiblefortheinformationacquisitionand interviewingnecessarytoproducethetextual componentsofvariouslayouts Studentsinthis coursealsoincreasinglyassumeleadership, design,andeditorialroles (1credit)

A.560/IntroductiontoVideography[LH] (Fall&Spring)

Opento9-12thgraders

Thisclasscombinesin-classinstructionand hands-onproductionworkshopswherestudents putintopracticewhattheylearnintheclassroom Studentswillbeintroducedtothevarioustypesof videosandinstructedinthebasicsofvideo framingandcomposition,lighting,shots,and angles. Studentssynthesizetheseskillsandbegin toworkonmoreadvancedtechniquesthrough projectsthatrequireplanning,storyboarding,and storytelling.Forfinalprojects,studentshavean opportunitytofine-tuneskillsandtechniques contributingtovideosfortheschoolusing professionallighting,sound,andvideoequipment (05credits)

A.563/GraphicDesignI[LH] (Fall&Spring)

Opento9-12thgraders

Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothebasicsof designcomponentsincommunicationand advertisingfields.Studentswillbeintroducedto someoftheAdobeCreativeCloudsoftware,Adobe InDesign,Photoshop&AdobeIllustratorskillsto createvariousprojects.Studentswillalsoworkin thestudiotocreateprojectsincludingscreenprintingandt-shirtdesign. Studentprojectsmay beconnectedtomarketingandcommunications foreventsoncampusorforlocalbusinesses (05 credits)

A.564/GraphicDesignII[LH] (Fall&Spring)

Prerequisite:GraphicDesignI

Thiscoursecontinuesthefoundationlaidin GraphicDesignI Studentprojectsmaybe connectedtomarketingandcommunicationsfor eventsoncampusorforlocalbusinesses. After successfullycompletingthisyearlongcourse studentsmayqualifyfortakingAdvancedDigital Art.(0.5credits)

WORLDLANGUAGE

Placement

Fornewstudentsinterestedinlevel2orhigherofalanguage,askillstestmaybenecessary inadditiontoatranscriptevaluation.Studentsmaynotretaketheskillstest,butmayadjust theirplacementduringtheirfirstyearafterassessmentbytheirteacher,theWorld LanguagesDepartmentChair,andtheAcademicOffice

Studentsmustcompletethroughlevel3ofalanguagetograduate.Studentswhosefirst language(orthelanguagemostcommonlyspokeninastudent’shome)isnotEnglishare exemptfromtheWorldLanguagesrequirementbeginninginthe9thgrade.

WORLDLANGUAGE

W.110/ChineseI

Thisfirst-yearcourseinStandardChineseisfor studentswhohavenoorverylittleprior experienceinthelanguage Overthecourseof thisfirstyear,studentswilldevelopfoundational skillsinlistening,speaking,reading,andwriting, aswellasgainbasicunderstandingofChinese culture.StudentswilllearnHanyuPinyin(phonetic romanization)alongwiththefourtones,inorder toaidinproperpronunciationaswellasenable studentstodigitallyproduceortypesimplified characters Computer-assistedtechnologyand onlinecoursematerialsareanintegralpartofthe instructioninthisclass Studentswillacquirea strongfoundationinbasicChineselanguage skillsbytheendofthisfirstyear Thiscoursewill followNationalStandardsforForeignLanguage Education.(1credit)

W.111/ChineseII

Prerequisite:Coraboveinpreviouslevel

ThiscourseisacontinuationofChineseI Having learnedbasicfundamentalsskills,studentswill delvedeeperintothemorecomplexgrammar structures,gainastrongervocabularyand continuetoimprovetheirabilitytorecognizeand digitallyproduce(textortype)simplified characters.Emphasiswillbeplacedon conversationalChineseincludingcorrect pronunciationwithpropertoneorinflection. Technologyandcomputerprogramsarean integralpartofthiscourse.Attheendoftheyear, studentswillbeabletotypeafulltopicalessayin simplifiedcharactersandholdabasic conversationaboutdailylife (1credit)

W.112/ChineseIII

Prerequisite:Coraboveinpreviouslevel

InChineseIII,studentswillcontinuetobe challengedinallfourareas,listening,speaking, readingandwritingastheymovetowardsfluency withgreatereaseandconfidence Muchofour classtimewillbespentlearningaboutChinese historyincludingfamoushistoricalfiguresand majoreventswhichimpactedChineseculture Moreadvancedoralpresentationsandmore comprehensivedigitallyproducedwriting assignmentsareexpected.Byyearend,most studentswillbeabletogiveabriefoverviewof ChinesehistoryinspokenChinese.Studentswill alsobeabletoengagewithnativespeakersona varietyoftopics,demonstratingculturalawareness andappropriateness,crossingbothlinguisticand culturalbarriers,andappreciatingthewonderand diversityofGod’screationthroughthelearningof MandarinChinese (1credit)

W.114/AdvancedChinese:Culture

[Notofferedin2024-2025]

Prerequisite:B+oraboveinChineseIIIandinstructor approval

Chinaisafascinatingcountrywithalongenduring history,steepedinrichculture.Inthisadvanced levelcourse,studentswillprogressinallaspectsof theirlanguageskillsastheydelvedeeperinto Chineseculture Topicscoveredwillinclude: China’sgeography,famoustraditionalholidays, ChinesePhilosophy,religionandideologiesaswell asChineseinventions,cuisine,art,poetry,customs, etiquette,andmore Studentswilldiscussand reflectuponthewayinwhichChina’srecent advancementsandunprecedenteddevelopments overthepastfewdecadeshaveimpactedand challengedoldideasandtraditions.Studentswill watchmoviesdepictingChinesecultureincluding amovieaboutteenagelifeinChinatoday.Active classparticipationisexpectedfromallstudents (1 credit)

WORLDLANGUAGE

W.113/AdvancedChinese:Literature

Prerequisite:B+oraboveinChineseIIIand instructorapproval

Inthisadvancedlevelcourse,studentswill continuetobechallengedinallareasof language;listening,speaking,readingandwriting aswetakeabroadoverviewofChineseclassical andmodernliterature Overthecourseofayear studentswillreflectanddiscusshowthe thoughts,feelingsandexperiencesofChinese peopledownthroughtheagesarereflectedin writingandpoems.Thiswillincludereading expertsfromtheFourClassicalNovels,quotes fromChinesephilosophersConfucius,Laozi, MengziaswellasexpertsfromSunzi’s“TheArtof War”andlegalistHanFeizi.Wewillwrapupthe firsttrimesterstudyingapoembyQuYuan,a nationalherowholivedduringtheWarringStates period BysecondTrimesterstudentswillbegin studyingpoemswrittenduringtheHan,Tangand SongDynastiesincludinggiantssuchasLiBaiand DuFu Towardstheendoftheyearwewillstudy samplesofcontemporaryliteraturewrittenin vernacularor“Baihua”thelanguageofthe commonman,studentswillgrowintheir understandingofthepolitical,social,and economicforceswhichbroughtaboutrevolution endingcenturiesofdynasticrule.Studentswill reflectanddiscusshowthewritingsofLuXun,Lao She,andMaoZeDonghelpedtransformChina andhowthesechangesclashwithpastheld valuesasChinacontinuestoprogressata remarkablepace (1credit)

W.140/SpanishI

Thisfirstyearcourseisintendedforstudentswho donothavepriorexperiencewiththeSpanish language Itintroducesfoundationalgrammarand thematicvocabularyofapproximately1000words, including200regularandirregularverbs.Thereisa balancedapproachtoallcomponentsof languageacquisition:listeningandreading comprehension,writingskillsandspeaking. Studentslearntointroducethemselves,usingshort dialoguesabouttheirnationalities,family,personal interestsandschoollife Commonandpractical everydayphrasesarealsotaughtandpracticed onaregularbasis Additionalfocusonthevaried culturalaspectsoftheSpanishspeakingworldis stressed Studentsareencouragedtoexpress themselvesinSpanishduringclasstime (1credit)

W.141/SpanishII

Prerequisite:Coraboveinpreviouslevel

AsacontinuationofSpanishI,studentswilldevelop theirabilitytocommunicateinSpanishwhile studyingnewvocabularyandmorecomplex grammaticalstructuresaretaught,suchas reflexiveverbs,informalcommands,and possessivepronouns. Pasttenseverbtensesare alsointroducedsothatstudentscanbegin narratingpasteventsandstories. Studentsare consistentlyrequiredtospeakandwriteinSpanish aboutrelevantculturaltopicsandarerequiredto expressthemselvesinSpanishduringclasstime.(1 credit)

WORLDLANGUAGE

W.142/SpanishIII

Prerequisite:Coraboveinpreviouslevel

Inthethirdyearofstudy,anintensivegrammar reviewofallindicativeverbtensesoccurs Additionally,thepresent,pastandfuturetenses withinthesubjunctivemoodaretaught Students willpresentfrequentlyinSpanishonSpanishspeakingcountries, incorporatingavarietyof culturalaspectsforeachcountry Attentionis giventocontrolcomplexgrammaticalstructures andthebuildingofamorecomprehensive vocabulary.Manyopportunitiesforspeakingand writingareprovided. Studentswillworktowards advancedcompetencyinreading,writing, listeningandspeaking,andtheclassis conductedalmostentirelyinSpanish (1credit)

W.151/Spanish1P

Prerequisite:PriorSpanishexperienceand placementbyWorldLanguageDepartment

AsanalternativetoSpanishIandII,Spanish1Pis designedforstudentswithpreviousSpanish experiencebutneedfurtherfoundationinthe grammarororalskillsnecessarytobeginin Spanish2.Placementisdonebythedepartment. Spanish2Pfulfillsallthecourseoutcomesof SpanishIandmuchoftheoutcomesofSpanishII. Studentswilldeveloptheirabilitytocommunicate inSpanishwhilestudyingnewvocabularyand morecomplexgrammaticalstructures,suchas reflexiveverbs,informalcommands,possessive pronouns,andpasttenseverbs Thelisteningand readingcomprehension,writingandspeaking skills,andculturaltopicscoveredinSpanishIand IIarecoveredinSpanish1Patanaccelerated pace.Thisclassisconductedalmostentirelyin Spanish.(1credit)

W.152/Spanish2-3

[Spanish2-3willbeofferedin2025-2026]

Prerequisite:Spanish1PorplacementbyWorld LanguageDepartment

Spanish2-3continuesthesequencebegunby Spanish1Pandfulfillsallthecourseoutcomesof SpanishIIandIIIatanacceleratedpace,including moreadvancedcontentthatpreparesstudentsfor upper-levelSpanishcoursessuchasSpanishIV HonorsandAPSpanish.Studentswilldeveloptheir abilitytocommunicateinSpanishwhilestudying newvocabularyandadvancedgrammatical structures,suchasindicativeverbtensesand present,past,andfuturetensesinthesubjunctive mood.Studentswillachieveadvanced competencyinreading,writing,listening,and speakingandcovertheobjectivesofSpanishII,III, andbeyond Thisclassisconductedalmost entirelyinSpanish StudentswhocompleteSpanish 2-3fulfilltherequirementsoftheWorldLanguage sequenceatSBSandareencouragedtoenrollin SpanishIVHonorsinthefall.(1credit)

W.143/SpanishIVHonors

Prerequisite:B+inSpanishIII

InthisHonorsclassstudentswilllearntothink creatively,readcritically,speakintelligently,and writeconfidentlyintheSpanishlanguage Much dedicationtostudyisrequiredasstudentswork towardsgreatercommunicativecompetencein Spanish.Studentsshouldexpect30minutesof homeworkeachnightandtobestretched academically.Theclassistaughtutilizingmany authenticresources(currenteventsandpop culture),whichkeeptheclassenergeticand engaging.TheclassistaughtentirelyinSpanish.(1 credit)

WORLDLANGUAGE

W.341/APSpanishLanguage&Culture

Prerequisite:B+inSpanishIVHonors

TheAPSpanishclassischallengingbecause studentsareintellectuallystretchedasthey reason,consider,debatecomplexissues completelyinSpanish Authenticresourcesare primarysourcesforourunderstandingofcurrent issuesintheSpanish-speakingworld,suchas politics,immigration,entertainment,andculture. Afteratremendousamountofpreparation, studentswilltaketheAPSpanishLanguagetest inMay.Studentsshouldplanon45minutesof homework/selfstudyeachnightinAPSpanish.(1 credit)

W.130/LatinI

Thisfirst-yearcourseintroducesthebasic elementsoftheLatinlanguage Vocabularyskills arestressedboththroughsimplespokenLatin andthroughemphasisonEnglishwordsderived fromLatin Culturalandhistoricalbackground topicsandanexaminationoftheGreco-Roman foundationsofourmoderncivilizationforman integralpartofthecourse.Studentsread substantialpassagesinLatin(basedonaRoman family),utilizingnounsandadjectivesofthefirst threenoundeclensionsandverbsofallfour conjugationsinallsixtenses.(1credit)

W.131/LatinII

Prerequisite:Coraboveinpreviouslevel

AcontinuationoftheprocessbeguninLatinI,this courseintroducestheremainingmajor grammaticalpointswithparticularattentionto thepassivevoiceandsubjunctivemood.The storyoftheRomanfamily,beguninLatinI continues,coveringdailylifeinRome Students begintolearnin-depthRomanhistory, particularlytheendoftheRepublicasit correlatestothetextandtotheHumanities coursesatTheStonyBrookSchool (1credit)

W.132/LatinIII

Prerequisite:Coraboveinpreviouslevel

Beginningwithacomprehensivereviewof grammarandsyntax,LatinIIItransitionsstudents fromcreatedLatinstoriestotranslationof authentic,unabridgedLatintextsbysuchauthors asAugustus,Eutropius,Cicero,andCaesar. Emphasisisplacedonaccuratetranslationand interpretationoftexts,aswellasthelocatingof textsandtheirauthorsintheirproperhistorical andculturalcontext.Remaininggrammartopics -conditionalstatements,gerundivesandmore usesofthesubjunctivemood-aremastered.The studyofRomanhistorycontinuesand incorporatesdiscussionsofRomanemperors,law andpolitics (1credit)

W.134&W.135/Adv.LatinLiteratureA/B

Prerequisite:A-inLatinIII

Thisadvancedelectivecourseisintendedfor studentswhohavedemonstratedmasteryofLatin grammarandastronginterestinclassical civilization.Theclassisconductedinaseminar format.TheRomanauthorswereadrotateeach yeardependingoncurriculumandstudentsmay takethecourseinconsecutiveyearsandnot repeatthecurriculum Bytheendofthecourse, studentswillhavetherequisiteskillstoself-study forthecontentoftheAPLatinexamshouldthey choosetodoso (1credit)

WORLDLANGUAGE

W.120/FrenchI

*Thiscourseistaughtvirtuallywithlivestudentsand facultybyGravitas

Thisisafirst-year,Frenchcourse,offeredby Gravitasfaculty,whichintroducesfoundational grammarandthematicvocabularywhile encouragingstudentstoexpressthemselves immediatelyinthetargetlanguage.Thereisa balancedapproachtoallcomponentsof languageacquisition:listeningandreading comprehension,writingskillsandspeaking. Studentslearntoconjugateinthepresenttense andexpressthemselveswithcorrectsubjectand directobjectpronouns Additionalfocusonthe variedculturalaspectsoftheFrenchspeaking worldisstressedthroughreadings,onlineactivities andcollaborativegroupprojects During class meetingsandwhileworkingwithclassmates, studentsareencouragedtocommunicate exclusivelyinFrench.(1credit)

W.121/FrenchII

Prerequisite:Coraboveinpreviouslevel

*Thiscourseistaughtvirtuallywithlivestudentsand facultybyGravitas

FrenchIIcontinuesthefoundationalgrammarand thematicvocabularyfromFrenchIwhileteaching studentstoexpressthemselvesimmediatelyinthe targetlanguage.Listeningandreading comprehension,writingskillsandspeakingareall emphasizedasstudentslearnintermediate grammarandvocabulary Additionalfocusonthe variedculturalaspectsoftheFrenchspeaking worldisstressedthroughreadings,activitiesand collaborativegroupprojects Studentsare encouragedtocommunicateexclusivelyinFrench. (1credit)

W.122/FrenchIII

Prerequisite:Coraboveinpreviouslevel

*Thiscourseistaughtvirtuallywithlivestudentsandfaculty byGravitas

FrenchIIIcontinuestheadvancedgrammarand thematicvocabularyfromFrenchIIwhileteaching studentstoexpressthemselvesimmediatelyinthe targetlanguage.Listeningandreading comprehension,writingskillsandspeakingareall emphasizedasstudentslearnadvancedgrammar andvocabulary.Additionalfocusonthevariedcultural aspectsoftheFrenchspeakingworldisstressed throughreadings,activitiesandcollaborativegroup projects Studentsareencouragedtocommunicate exclusivelyinFrench (1credit)

E.350/Adv.ResearchSeminarinHumanities

Prerequisite:ApplicationtoAcademicOffice

*Dependingonstudentenrollment,thiscoursemaybetaught virtuallywithlivestudentsandfacultybyGravitas

Thiscourseallowsstudentstoexploretheirinterestor passion,beitinliterature,socialsciences,world languages,theology,novelwriting,orinterdisciplinary topics InanOxford-styletutorialeachweek,students research,write,present,anddefendathesis-level project.StudentsshouldpetitiontheAcademicOffice toapplyforthisadvancedseminarcourse.Thisisa semestercoursebutmaybetakenineitherthefallor springsemesters.(0.5credits)

ATHLETICS

PE.200/Bigger,Faster,Stronger

Thisnon-creditcourseallowsstudentstotrainathleticallyunderthedirectsupervisionofacertified Strength&Conditioningcoach.Personalworkoutsandcoachingareprovidedtomaximizestudent athleticgoalsandpotential ThiscoursedoesnotfulfilltheSchool’sathleticrequirementsforgraduation unlessgrantedpermissionbytheAthleticsOffice (0credits)

TobeeligiblefortheBigger,Faster,Strongerprogram,astudentmustmeetthefollowingqualifications: 30GPAforthepreviousquarter

Newstudentsmusthavehadastrongacademicrecordattheirpreviousschoolwithnograde belowaB.

AllgradesmustbeaboveaCwithnomorethan5missingassignmentstotal NotpresentlybeonanAcademicActionPlanorRestorationPlan 7thand8thgradestudentsmustadditionallyhaveparentalpermission,coach’spermission,aGPA above3.3,andnogradesbelowaC.

TheAcademicOfficemaydeterminethatastudentshouldbeinstudyhalleveniftheymeetthe aboverequirements

ItissometimespossibleforstudentstorequestthespecificperiodtheyhaveBigger,Faster,Strongerin theirclassschedulesinordertominimizetheamountofmissedclassesforathleticcommitmentssuch asearlydismissals PleasemakearequestinwritingtotheAcademicOfficeassoonaspossibletobe consideredforthisoption.Dependingoncourseselectionsandtimetable,itmaynotbepossibletofulfill requestsandstudentsshouldhavealternativeplans.